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hateful - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hateful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hateful [ a.]
- Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent.
- Exciting or deserving great dislike, aversion, or disgust; odious.

Meaning of 'hateful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hateful [ a]
Meaning (1):
- evoking or deserving hatred
Example in sentence:
  • no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude
2 . hateful [ s]
Meaning (2):
- characterized by malice
Example in sentence:
  • a hateful thing to do;
  • in a mean mood

Nearby Words:

hat hatable hatband hatbox hatch hatch-boat hatched hatchel hatcheled hatcheler

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