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Webster 1913 Edition


Spiteful

Spite′ful

,
Adj.
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
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Spiteful

SPITEFUL

,
Adj.
Filled with spite; having a desire to vex, annoy or injure; malignant; malicious.
--A wayward son, spiteful and wrathful.

Definition 2024


spiteful

spiteful

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

spiteful (comparative spitefuller, superlative spitefullest)

  1. Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious

Translations

External links

  • spiteful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • spiteful in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911