dispiteous

== English == === Etymology === Variant of despiteous, later reanalysed as dis- +‎ piteous. === Adjective === dispiteous (comparative more dispiteous, superlative most dispiteous) (archaic, literary) Not showing mercy or pity. Synonyms: cruel, impiteous, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, unpitying ==== Derived terms ==== dispiteously dispiteousness