despiteful

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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 Lang, Andrew

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

From Mosaics of Grecian History by Willson, Marcius

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 Morris, Charles

For slight is of three kinds, as stated in Rhet. ii, 2, viz. "contempt," "despiteful treatment," i.e. hindering one from doing one's will, and "insolence": and all motives of anger are reduced to these three.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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

From Notable Women of Olden Time by Anonymous