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dispiteous (iou)



dispiteous adjective. LME.
[Orig. var. of DESPITEOUS; later from DIS- 2 + PITEOUS.]
= DESPITEOUS 1. Now arch. rare. LME.
Orig., spiteful, malevolent, cruel. Later, pitiless, merciless. E16.
dispiteously adverb LME.
dispiteousness noun M19.