hateful
playSimple Definition of hateful
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: very bad or evil : causing or deserving hate
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: full of hate : showing hate
Examples of hateful in a sentence
<the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages>
14th Century
First Known Use of hateful
14th century
HATEFUL Defined for Kids
hateful
playDefinition of hateful for Students
1 : full of hate <“Then you get her out of here,” he said with hateful force. — Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder>
2 : very bad or evil : causing or deserving hate <a hateful crime>
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