Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hateful \Hate"ful\, a.
1. Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent.
[Archaic or R.]
And worse than death, to view with hateful eyes His
rival's conquest. --Dryden.
2. Exciting or deserving great dislike, aversion, or disgust;
odious.
Unhappy, wretched, hateful day! --Shak.
Syn: Odious; detestable; abominable; execrable; loathsome;
abhorrent; repugnant; malevolent. -- {Hate"ful*ly}, adv.
-- {Hate"ful*ness}, n.
Source : WordNet®
hateful
adj 1: evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as
hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly [ant: {lovable}]
2: characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean
mood" [syn: {mean}]