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Definition of spiteful adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spiteful

adjective
 
/ˈspaɪtfl/
 
/ˈspaɪtfl/
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  1. behaving in an unkind way in order to hurt or upset somebody synonym malicious
    • a spiteful child
    • He made some very spiteful remarks to me.
    • She was spiteful and unkind to them.
    • Why had she made such a spiteful comment?
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
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