despiteful

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Were His enemies never so many, and never so despiteful against Him, yet He sall rule in the midst of them.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James

"Heard you ever, my lords, a more despiteful and treasonable letter?"

From John Knox by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo)

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

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

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