Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Spiteful; malicious; mischievous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Having spite; spiteful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete Showing
spite ;spiteful .
Etymologies
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spite + -ous?
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Examples
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Lord, these weathers are spitous, [94] and the weather full keen;
"Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays Anonymous 1902
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