spiteful English

Meaning spiteful meaning

What does spiteful mean?

spiteful

— adjective (= despiteful, vindictive) 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

Synonyms spiteful synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as spiteful?

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malicious

malevolent

vindictive

evil

cruel

wicked

vicious

evil-minded

rancorous

nasty

mean

malignant

envious

despiteful

vengeful

unkind

hateful

angry

virulent

vile

treacherous

stubborn

revengeful

resentful

ornery

naughty

malign

ill-tempered

gloating

furious

caustic

catty

bad

wilful

vituperative

vexed

venomous

unsociable

unruly

unmanageable

unholy

troublesome

tenacious

sulphurous

sinistrous

sinister

scandalous

rude

persistent

over-familiar

Topics spiteful topics

What do people use spiteful to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Love

Hate, ill will

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