Despiteful
Despiteful adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Slighting and despiteful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slighting" instead an adjective "Despiteful".
Slighting
Slighting adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants
Despiteful and slighting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despiteful" instead an adjective "Slighting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- opprobrious and despiteful
- opprobrious and slighting
- insulting and despiteful
- insulting and slighting
- scornful and despiteful
- scornful and slighting
- contemptuous and despiteful
- contemptuous and slighting
- deprecatory and despiteful
- deprecatory and slighting
- depreciative and despiteful
- depreciative and slighting
- disparaging and despiteful
- disparaging and slighting
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