Definitions for: Hateful

[adj] evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
[adj] characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: abominable, awful, detestable, execrable, mean, nasty, odious, unlovable

Antonyms: lovable, loveable

See Also: hostile, malevolent, malicious, offensive, undesirable

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