Spiteful

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Filled with, prompted by, or showing spite; malicious.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Filled with spite; having a malevolent or grudging disposition; malicious.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
  • Equivalent
    malicious   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    malignant    malicious    hateful   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    delightful    frightful    rightful   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vindictive    malicious    unkind    ill-natured    sarcastic    envious    ungrateful    vicious    malevolent    petulant