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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Hateful  \Hate"ful\,  a. 
  1.  Manifesting  hate  or  hatred;  malignant;  malevolent. 
  [Archaic  or  R.] 
 
  And  worse  than  death,  to  view  with  hateful  eyes  His 
  rival's  conquest.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  Exciting  or  deserving  great  dislike,  aversion,  or  disgust; 
  odious. 
 
  Unhappy,  wretched,  hateful  day!  --Shak. 
 
  Syn:  Odious;  detestable;  abominable;  execrable;  loathsome; 
  abhorrent;  repugnant;  malevolent.  --  {Hate"ful*ly},  adv 
  --  {Hate"ful*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  hateful 
  adj  1:  evoking  or  deserving  hatred;  "no  vice  is  universally  as 
  hateful  as  ingratitude"-  Joseph  Priestly  [ant:  {lovable}] 
  2:  characterized  by  malice;  "a  hateful  thing  to  do";  "in  a  mean 
  mood";  "told  spiteful  stories  about  the  fat  lady"  [syn:  {mean}, 
  {spiteful}]




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