Meaning

1 senses
  1. Filled 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 sentences
  1. My ex is a very spiteful person.

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  2. Simon, how could you have done such a spiteful thing to me?

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  3. Yuri made spiteful comments.

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  4. He's a spiteful person.

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  5. Mary is very spiteful and gives Tom the cold shoulder for days after the slightest disagreement between them.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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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
Comparativemore spiteful Lesson
Superlativemost spiteful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

35 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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