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Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel; contemptuous.

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  1. a. Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel; contemptuous.
  2. Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel; contemptuous. [Obs.] "Despiteous reproaches." Holland.
  3. Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel;contemptuous. [Obs.] "Despiteous reproaches." Holland.
  4. a. Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel; contemptuous.