despiteous

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adjective

Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.

OriginMiddle English despitous ← Anglo-Norman despitous →
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Meanings

adjectivedespiteous (comparative more despiteous, superlative most despiteous)

comparative more despiteous · superlative most despiteous

  1. Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.
  2. Dispiteous.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normandespitous
  2. Middle Englishdespitous
  3. Englishdespiteous

From Middle English despitous, from Anglo-Norman despitous.

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APA

despiteous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despiteous

MLA

“despiteous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despiteous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despiteous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despiteous.

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