despiteful

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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

Alas!" cried the king, "that you should ask me so despiteful a boon.

From Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur by Morris, Charles

Thus far I had choked down my swelling rage at her faithlessness, her vanity, her despiteful entreatment of my master's plight.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

Prime youth lasts not, age will follow And make white those tresses yellow; Wrinkled face, for looks delightful, Shall acquaint the dame despiteful.

From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

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