despiteful
Example Sentences
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He saw in her but the despiteful, revengeful handmaid; he forgot that she was an injured wife—a neglected mother.
From Notable Women of Olden Time by Anonymous
It is rather that under modern civilised conditions, and among a people governed by sentiments of humanity and equity, the stranger within our gates suffers no obloquy and no despiteful usage for being a stranger.
From An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation by Veblen, Thorstein
If Hor or Horus was the sun at his height, he too had suffered despiteful usage from his enemies.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
But when Theseus heard the story, he straightened himself up, so that he seemed taller than ever before; and as for his face, it was indignant, despiteful, bold, tender, and compassionate, all in one look.
From A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Further, as a Castilian gentleman, do you agree with the author’s most despiteful entreatment of that sweet sex for whose sake all romances were written?
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
