despiteful

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It was a habit of mind—the only revenge that I could take upon despiteful Fate.

From The Inheritors by Conrad, Joseph

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 Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

It is in the very nature of poetical justice that it satisfies the emotions, and I was not displeased to see affairs take this sudden turn, to view the hard and despiteful heart thus humbled.

From Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by Murray, David Christie

Driven by despiteful wrong she takes her seat, In lowly grief, at Jove's eternal feet.

From Mosaics of Grecian History by Willson, Marcius

He then set up his counter-challenge, and in one hour afterwards Johnson arrogantly accepted it, “in a most despiteful and disgraceful manner.”

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac