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despitous (c.1185)
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despitous (c.1185)

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despiteus,  despitos,  despitus;  despeitos,  despeitous  
  FEW:  despectus *3,54b Gdf:  despiteus 2,631b GdfC: ∅ TL: despitos 2,1701 DEAF:  despit (despitos)  DMF:  dépiteux  TLF: ∅ OED:  despiteous adj.  / despitous adj.  MED:  despitous adj.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

1contemptuous: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  tutes si orguiloses, Ke d’amer sunt si despitoses  (ms. desiroses)  Ipom BFR 456
2contemptible, despicable: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Nen es ja [...] la vertu meins vertuose Tot soit la rime despeitose  Dial Greg SATF 3494
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ke nul me serra contrarious Ke a touz ne seit despitous  BOZ Lett 64
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  a mon coer orguillous et despitous  Sz Med1 185
♦shameful: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  la cause de cele mort pitous et despitous  Sz Med1 97
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  toutz qe furount assentuz et enherdauntz a celle despitous fait  Anon Chr1 22.32
3hideous, dreadful: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  Mult fu cele regardeure Pleine de doel e despituse  Plaintes Vge 98.936
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Quatre aunz esteyt si boystus, Sy gurd de cors e despytous Ke sé quisses ne pout avyser  S Fran ANTS 5356
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