adjective
- showing malice, spite, or contempt; malicious or scornful
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The dispiteous remarks wounded her deeply.
- He cast a dispiteous glance at his rival.
- Her dispiteous tone made it clear she held him in contempt.
- The dispiteous treatment of the servants shocked the guests.
- His dispiteous nature alienated him from his peers.