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US
/ˈspaɪtfəɫ/
]
[ UK /spˈaɪtfəl/ ]
[ UK /spˈaɪtfəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
a truly spiteful child
a despiteful fiend
How To Use spiteful In A Sentence
- These creatures have the reputation of being smelly, vicious, spiteful and unreliable.
- That seems to have been the spiteful remark of an adversary; for at least while Churchill was still in politics, the Congress was staffed, and led by men and women of calibre and integrity.
- His laughter was spiteful and mirthless, and he took his time, content to let his presence sink in.
- Brown will be back to his spiteful, nasty, moody, blackheart self BEFORE the end of the month. Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?
- Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.
- By going to this extreme you are unfairly punishing the individual in the pursuit of spiteful gossip.
- Oh! he was spiteful, acrid, savage; and, as a natural consequence, detestably ugly. Villette
- Spitefully, Madame Defarge replies that she has indeed observed Lucie and makes a sinister gesture miming the guillotine.
- The spear of Spanish spilbery sprent with spiteful spots, A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1
- Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.
