Definition
Archaic adjective meaning full of malice, contempt, or spiteful intent; contemptuous.
Etymology
From despite + -ous (suffix from Latin -osus meaning 'full of'). This archaic form competes with despiteful as an older English adjective formation.
Kelly Says
English had several ways to say 'full of contempt'—despitous, despiteful, despiteous—and they all eventually collapsed into just a couple of modern words.
Translations
CACatalà
menyspreable
mehn-spreh-ah-blay
CSČeština
pohrdlivý
poh-hrd-lee-vee
DADansk
foragtelig
foh-rah-gteh-leeg
DEDeutsch
verächtlich
feh-rah-ht-lee-kh
ELΕλληνικά
απαξιώσιμος
ah-pah-ksioh-see-mohs
ESEspañol
despreciable
deh-spreh-see-ah-blay
FISuomi
halveksittu
hahl-veh-ksih-too
FRFrançais
dédaigneux
deh-dehn-yuh
HEעברית
מתעלם
mit-ah-lehm
HIहिन्दी
उपेक्षित
oo-peh-kshit
HUMagyar
megvetett
mehg-veh-teht
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghina
mehng-hee-nah
IGIG
na-egosi
nah-eh-goh-see
ITItaliano
disprezzante
dee-spreh-tsahn-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
menghina
mehng-hee-nah
MYမြန်မာ
မရှိတယ်
meh-shee-teh
NLNederlands
minachtend
mee-nah-htend
NONorsk
foraktelig
foh-rahk-teh-leeg
PLPolski
pogardzany
poh-gahrd-zah-nee
PTPortuguês
desdenhoso
deh-zeh-nee-oh-soh
RORomână
disprețuitor
dee-spreh-tsoo-ee-tohr
RUРусский
презрительный
pre-zreh-tee-tel-nee
SVSvenska
föraktlig
foh-rahk-tlee
SWKiswahili
kukatiza
koo-kah-tee-zah
TEతెలుగు
అవమానం
avamaanam
TLTL
inihahamak
ee-nee-hah-mak
TRTürkçe
küçümsenen
kyoo-choom-seh-nehn
UKУкраїнська
зневажений
zneh-vah-zheh-nee
URاردو
براے نام
barae naam
VITiếng Việt
bất chấp
bahht chahp
YOYO
ífọwọ́sẹ
ee-foh-woh-seh
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
oo-koo-dloo-ehng-goo-lah