Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- unpleasant; dislikable; distasteful: She found her domestic chores hateful.
- full of or expressing hate; malignant; malevolent: a hateful denunciatory speech.
adjective
- causing or deserving hate; loathsome; detestable
- full of or showing hate
mid-14c., “full of hate;” late 14c., “exciting hate;” from hate + -ful. Related: Hatefully; hatefulness.