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Hateful

HAY-tfuhl

/ˈheɪtfʌl/

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hateful

Dictionary meaning

Evoking or deserving hatred.

Examples

  • No vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude- Joseph Priestly.
  • A hateful thing to do.

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