despiteful

Example Sentences

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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

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

From The Inheritors by Conrad, Joseph

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

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