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- Dictionaryspiteful/ˈspʌɪtf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. showing or caused by malice: "the teachers made spiteful little jokes about me"
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SPITEFUL definition: 1. wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPITEFUL is filled with or showing spite : malicious. How to use spiteful in a sentence.
If you act or speak with the desire to hurt, bother, or infuriate someone, you are being spiteful. You could deliberately hurt someone's feelings or embarrass them with your spiteful words, or you could watch a jealous child give her friend a spiteful shove.
spiteful - showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
spiteful, revengeful, vindictive refer to a desire to inflict a wrong or injury on someone, usually in return for one received.
Spiteful definition: full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous. See examples of SPITEFUL used in a sentence.
Definition of spiteful adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. behaving in an unkind way in order to hurt or upset somebody synonym malicious. He made some very spiteful remarks to me. She was spiteful and unkind to them. Why had she made such a spiteful comment? Want to learn more?
What does the word spiteful mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word spiteful, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
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Spiteful definition: Filled with, prompted by, or showing spite; malicious.
