English

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Etymology

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From Middle English hateful. By surface analysis, hate +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈheɪtfəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: hate‧ful

Adjective

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hateful (comparative hatefuller or more hateful, superlative hatefullest or most hateful)

  1. Evoking a feeling of hatred.
  2. Dislikeable.
  3. Full of hatred.
  4. (euphemistic) Bigoted.

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From hate +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaːt(ə)ful/, /ˈhat(ə)ful/

Adjective

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hateful

  1. Disliked, malign, evil, revolting.
  2. (rare, Late Middle English) Hateful, angry, ireful, raging.

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Descendants

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  • English: hateful

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