despiteous

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despiteous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Despiteous \Des*pit"e*ous\, a. [OE. despitous, OF. despiteus,
     fr. despit; affected in form by E. piteous. See Despite.]
     Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess;
     cruel; contemptuous. [Obs.] "Despiteous reproaches."
     --Holland.
     [1913 Webster]