despiteful
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"Heard you ever, my lords, a more despiteful and treasonable letter?"
From John Knox by William M. (William Mackergo) Taylor
Driven by despiteful wrong she takes her seat, In lowly grief, at Jove's eternal feet.
From Mosaics of Grecian History by Marcius Willson
But when Theseus heard the story, he straightened himself up, so that he seemed taller than ever before; and as for his face, it was indignant, despiteful, bold, tender, and compassionate, all in one look.
From A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Alas!" cried the king, "that you should ask me so despiteful a boon.
From Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur by Charles Morris
If Hor or Horus was the sun at his height, he too had suffered despiteful usage from his enemies.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
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