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English Dictionary: hateful by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hateful
adj
  1. evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
    Antonym(s): lovable, loveable
  2. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
    Synonym(s): hateful, mean
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.
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