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despitefulness

despitefulness noun: the state or quality of being despiteful.

Noun

despitefulness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being despiteful.

Origin of despitefulness

From despiteful + -ness.

Questions about despitefulness

What does despitefulness mean?
Despitefulness means the state or quality of being despiteful.
What part of speech is despitefulness?
Despitefulness is a noun.

Words near despitefulness in the dictionary

  1. despite oneself
  2. despite that
  3. despited
  4. despiteful
  5. despitefully
  6. despitefulness
  7. despiteous
  8. despiteously
  9. despites
  10. despiting
  11. despitous

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