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despiteful

adjective as in malicious

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Driven by despiteful wrong she takes her seat, In lowly grief, at Jove's eternal feet.

But, as I told him, his despiteful mood Is ornament well suits the breast that wears it.

He saw in her but the despiteful, revengeful handmaid; he forgot that she was an injured wife—a neglected mother.

It is true, the triumph of your evil star is exceedingly despiteful.

If Hor or Horus was the sun at his height, he too had suffered despiteful usage from his enemies.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to despiteful, such as: disdainful, hateful, malevolent, malign, malignant, and mean.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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