Despiteful \De*spite"ful\, a. [See {Despite}, and cf. {Spiteful}.] Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate; malicious. -- {De*spite"ful*ly}, adv. -- {De*spite"ful*ness}, n. Haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters. --Rom. i. 30. Pray for them which despitefully use you. --Matt. v. 44. Let us examine him with despitefulness and fortune. --Book of Wisdom ii. 19.