originally. Full of despite; exhibiting contempt or haughtiness; hence, insulting, vexing.

originally. = despitous, adj.: full of despite, contempt, or ill-will; contemptuous, opprobrious. archaic.

Contemptuous; insulting, opprobrious. Obsolete.

Of words and actions: Of the nature of, or full of contumely; reproachful and tending to convey disgrace and humiliation; despiteful.

Offensive, insulting; hostile.

Of an action, feeling, etc.: insulting, insolent; injurious. Obsolete.

Inflicting disgrace, disgracing, degrading, opprobrious, contumelious. Of words. Obsolete.

That employs or contains bad language; insulting, scurrilous.

Characterized by impudence, insult, or offence; having the tendency or capacity to cause offence.

That affronts (in various senses); spec. †(in early use) that faces defiantly, that confronts (obsolete); (later usually) openly or deliberately…

Insulting, offensive.

That insults (see the verb).

Insulting.