Meanings
comparative more hatesome · superlative most hatesome
- Marked by hate; displaying or expressing hatred; hateful
Davina did a hatesome thing: She turned and flung her braid over her shoulder, swatting Nan Shaw in the face.
2009, Liz Curtis Higgs, Grace in Thine Eyes2 more examples
The floods are drained away, and there is nothing left to me but a parched dullness, more hatesome than ever for my dread of it is eternal.
2000, Tom Holland, Deliver Us from Evil"Yeah, Mama. It's me. It's Leaky." One of the orderlies snickered and I shrugged with a wry smile. Another hatesome nickname I'd never get away from.
2014, Tyffani Clark Kemp, Hunted
Origin
- Middle Englishhatesum
- Englishhatesome
From Middle English hatesum, hatsum, equivalent to hate + -some.
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hatesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatesome
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