- dispiteous
- adjective Etymology: alteration of despiteous Date: 1803 archaic cruel
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dispiteous
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Dispiteous — Dis*pit e*ous, a. [Pref. dis + piteous. Cf. {Despiteous}.] Full of despite; cruel; spiteful; pitiless. Spenser. {Dis*pit e*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispiteous — index remorseless, ruthless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dispiteous — [dis pit′ē əs] adj. [ME < OFr despiteus: see DESPITE & OUS] Archaic without pity or mercy; ruthless … English World dictionary
dispiteous — dispiteously, adv. dispiteousness, n. /dis pit ee euhs/, adj. Archaic. malicious; cruel; pitiless. [1795 1805; earlier despiteous, alter., after PITEOUS, of dispitous, despitous, ME < AF, OF; see DESPITE, OUS; later taken as DIS 1 + PITEOUS] * *… … Universalium
dispiteous — adjective a) Spiteful; malevolent; cruel. b) Despiteous … Wiktionary
dispiteous — adj. cruel, pitiless; malicious … English contemporary dictionary
dispiteous — dis·pit·e·ous … English syllables
dispiteous — dis•pit•e•ous [[t]dɪsˈpɪt i əs[/t]] adj. archaic cruel • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
dispiteous — /dɪsˈpɪtiəs/ (say dis piteeuhs) adjective Obsolete cruel; pitiless …
dispiteous — … Useful english dictionary
