spiteful
spiteful · more spiteful · most spiteful
злобний
злой, злобный, злостный, недоброжелательный
gehässig, boshaft
Filled with, or showing, spiteFilled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
/ˈspaɪtfʊl/
» My ex is a very spiteful person.
Meaning
1 sensesFilled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
gehässig, boshaft
зло́бныйzlóbnyj, злойzloj, недоброжела́тельныйnedobroželátelʹnyj
зло́бнийzlóbnyj
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
Examples
9 sentencesMy ex is a very spiteful person.
Simon, how could you have done such a spiteful thing to me?
Yuri made spiteful comments.
He's a spiteful person.
Mary is very spiteful and gives Tom the cold shoulder for days after the slightest disagreement between them.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
filled with spite:
Русский
By meaning 1
filled with spite:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
filled with spite:
Origin
From Middle English spytefulle. By surface analysis, spite + -ful.From Middle English spytefulle. By surface analysis, spite + -ful.
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Forms
more spiteful, most spiteful| Comparative | more spiteful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most spiteful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
35 synonymsmaliciousC2nastyB1cruelB1remorselessC1rottenB1ruthlessC1unkindB2malignantbarbarousbowellessbrutalcompassionlessflagitiousdemonic
Close in meaning
- showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite:despitefulvindictive
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedspitefulness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form