Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spiteful"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spiteful \Spite"ful\, a.
Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex,
annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person
or act. --Shak. -- {Spite"ful*ly}, adv. {Spite"ful*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spiteful
adj : 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" [syn: {despiteful}, {vindictive}]
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