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View usage for: (spaɪtfʊl) adjectiveSomeone who is spiteful does cruel things to hurt people they dislike. He could be spiteful. ...a stream of spiteful telephone calls. Synonyms: malicious, nasty, vindictive, cruel More Synonyms of spiteful spitefully adverb [ADVERB with verb] We crept into our little sister's bedroom and spitefully defaced her pop posters. spiteful in British English (ˈspaɪtfʊl) adjectivefull of or motivated by spite; vindictive Derived forms spitefully (ˈspitefully) adverb spitefulness (ˈspitefulness) noun spiteful in American English (ˈspaɪtfəl) adjective full of or showing spite; purposefully annoying; malicious SIMILAR WORDS: vinˈdictive Derived forms spitefully (ˈspitefully) adverb spitefulness (ˈspitefulness) noun Examples of 'spiteful' in a sentencespiteful She swears at me under her breath and makes spiteful comments.Next to this piece you wrote yet another spiteful comment about me.He was always doing spiteful little things and blaming them on us.Mother nature can be a cruel and spiteful old mama.It was cruel and spiteful and it ruined my life.It was a nasty and spiteful thing to do.What kind of spiteful little snobs have we become that we look down on anyone who works as a cleaner?You could be forgiven for thinking that ours was a spiteful and vindictive business and that would be a shame.The show dog world is renowned for spiteful gossip and an exemption for working dogs has caused a split between owners and breeders.Just sometimes, they got a little spiteful with it.But no matter about my spiteful little asides, my haughty disdain.What your son did, or was egged on to do, was spiteful and cruel. In other languagesspiteful British English: spiteful / ˈspaɪtfʊl/ ADJECTIVE Someone who is spiteful does cruel things to hurt people they dislike. He could be spiteful. - American English: spiteful
- Arabic: حَقُود
- Brazilian Portuguese: maldoso
- Chinese: 怀恨的
- Croatian: pakostan
- Czech: zlomyslný
- Danish: ondskabsfuld
- Dutch: hatelijk
- European Spanish: rencoroso
- Finnish: ilkeä
- French: rancunier
- German: boshaft
- Greek: κακεντρεχής
- Italian: maligno
- Japanese: 意地の悪い
- Korean: 악의적인
- Norwegian: ondskapsfull
- Polish: złośliwy
- European Portuguese: maldoso
- Romanian: jignitor
- Russian: злобный
- Latin American Spanish: rencoroso
- Swedish: retsam
- Thai: ซึ่งมีเจตนาร้าย
- Turkish: kinci
- Ukrainian: зловтішний
- Vietnamese: hằn học
Chinese translation of 'spiteful' adj - [person, behaviour]
怀(懷)有恶(惡)意的 (huáiyǒu èyì de)
He could be spiteful. Synonyms shrewish ill-disposed ill-natured Additional synonymsbarbed comments Synonyms cutting, pointed, biting, critical, acid, hostile, nasty, harsh, savage, brutal, searing, withering, scathing, unkind, hurtful, belittling, sarcastic, caustic, scornful, vitriolic, trenchant, acrid, catty (informal), mordant, mordacious Definition spiteful or malicious They say bitchy things about each other. Synonyms spiteful, mean, nasty, cruel, vicious, malicious, barbed, vindictive, malevolent, venomous, snide, rancorous, catty (informal), backbiting, shrewish, ill-natured, vixenish, snarky (informal) Definition spiteful a mercilessly catty fashion blog Synonyms spiteful, mean (informal), malicious, malevolent, venomous, bitchy (informal), snide, rancorous, backbiting, shrewish, ill-natured, snarky (informal) - spiritual
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Additional synonymsDefinition deliberately causing pain without pity They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors Synonyms brutal, ruthless, callous, sadistic, inhumane, hard, fell (archaic), severe, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, relentless, murderous, monstrous, unnatural, unkind, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, malevolent, hellish (informal), depraved, spiteful, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, sanguinary, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, implacableSynonyms unkind, mean (informal), cross, nasty, unpleasant, crabbed, perverse, malicious, sullen, unfriendly, bad-tempered, surly, malevolent, petulant, spiteful, disagreeable, churlish, sulky, catty (informal), shrewish, disobliging, cross-grainedDefinition wishing evil to others Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line. Synonyms spiteful, hostile, vicious, malicious, malign, malignant, vindictive, pernicious (formal), vengeful, hateful, baleful, rancorous, evil-minded, maleficent, ill-naturedDefinition tending to cause great harm a malignant minority indulging in crime and violence Synonyms hostile, harmful, bitter, vicious, destructive, malicious, malign, hurtful, pernicious (formal), malevolent, spiteful, baleful, injurious, inimical, maleficent, of evil intent Definition (of a person) spiteful or ill-natured He's only nasty to me when there's no-one around to see it. Synonyms spiteful, mean (informal), offensive, annoying, vicious, unpleasant, abusive, vile, malicious, bad-tempered, despicable, disagreeablea series of rancorous disputes Synonyms bitter, hostile, malicious, malign, resentful, malignant, acrimonious, virulent, vindictive, implacable, malevolent, spiteful, venomous, spleneticDefinition (of comments) critical in an unfair and nasty way He made a snide comment about the food. Synonyms nasty, sneering, malicious, mean (informal), cynical, unkind, hurtful, sarcastic, disparaging, spiteful, insinuating, scornful, shrewish, ill-natured, snarky (informal) Definition irritable or bad-tempered retired military men with splenetic opinions Synonyms irritable, cross, bad-tempered, acid, sour, crabbed, sullen, touchy, petulant, spiteful, bitchy (informal), churlish, morose, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, rancorous, peevish, crabby, choleric, envenomed He made a venomous personal attack on his opponent. Synonyms malicious, vindictive, spiteful, hostile, savage, vicious, malignant, virulent, baleful, rancorousDefinition characterized by spite or ill will a vindictive woman desperate for revenge Synonyms vengeful, malicious, spiteful, relentless, resentful, malignant, unrelenting, unforgiving, implacable, venomous, rancorous, revengeful, full of spleen |