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Definition of spiteful adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

spiteful

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈspaɪtfl//
 
 
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behaving in an unkind way in order to hurt or upset someone synonym malicious a spiteful child He made some very spiteful remarks to me.
NAmE//ˈspaɪtfəli//
 
adverb “I don't need you,” she said spitefully.
spitefulness
 
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noun [uncountable]
See spiteful in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary