Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despiteful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-spite-ful
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From despite + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more despiteful (comparative) most despiteful (superlative) despightful (alternative) despightfull (alternative)

Derived Forms

despitefully despitefulness

Synonyms

spiteful vindictive

Questions

What does despiteful mean?
Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
Where does despiteful come from?
From despite + -ful.

How to pronounce despiteful

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