- hateful
- hateful [{{t}}'heɪtfʊl]adjectiveodieux, détestable, abominable;∎ the very idea is hateful to him l'idée même lui est insupportable
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français. 2015.
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français. 2015.
hateful — hateful, odious, abhorrent, detestable, abominable are sometimes used with little distinction. But hateful more frequently applies to something which excites actual hatred; odious, to something which is excessively disagreeable or which gives… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hateful — [hāt′fəl] adj. 1. Archaic feeling or showing hate; malicious; malevolent 2. causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable; odious 3. nasty, unpleasant, objectionable, etc. [what a hateful thing to say!] hatefully adv. hatefulness n. SYN.… … English World dictionary
Hateful — Hate ful ( f[.u]l), a. 1. Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent. [Archaic or R.] [1913 Webster] And worse than death, to view with hateful eyes His rival s conquest. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Exciting or deserving great dislike,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hateful — may refer to: *someone or something full of hate * Hateful , a song by The Clash from their 1979 album London Calling … Wikipedia
hateful — index antipathetic (distasteful), contemptible, contemptuous, disreputable, heinous, invidious, loathsome … Law dictionary
hateful — mid 14c., full of hate; late 14c., exciting hate; from HATE (Cf. hate) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Hatefully; hatefulness … Etymology dictionary
hateful — [adj] nasty, obnoxious abhorrent, abominable, accursed, awful, bitter, blasted, catty*, confounded, cursed, cussed, damnable, damned, despicable, despiteful, detestable, disgusting, evil, execrable, forbidding, foul, gross, heinous, horrid,… … New thesaurus
hateful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ arousing or deserving of hatred. DERIVATIVES hatefully adverb hatefulness noun … English terms dictionary
hateful — hatefully, adv. hatefulness, n. /hayt feuhl/, adj. 1. arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators. 2. unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful: She found her domestic chores hateful. 3. full of or expressing hate;… … Universalium
hateful — adj. 1) hateful to 2) hateful to + inf. (it was hateful of him to say that) * * * [ heɪtf(ə)l] hateful to hateful to + inf. (it was hateful of him to say that) … Combinatory dictionary
hateful — hate•ful [[t]ˈheɪt fəl[/t]] adj. 1) arousing or deserving hate: hateful oppression[/ex] 2) unpleasant; dislikable: hateful chores[/ex] 3) full of or expressing hate; malevolent: a hateful speech[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50 hate′ful•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang