Webster 1828 · headword: despite
View source image ↗To vex; to offend; to tease.
KJV WORD
despite
COMBINED MEANING
Meaning of despite
Malicious contempt, insult, or spite; to do despite is to treat with contempt.
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Webster 1828KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Root: despiteful
Spiteful, malicious, or full of contempt.
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