spiteful
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- spightful (obsolete)
- spightfull (obsolete)
- spitefull (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English spytefulle, equivalent to spite + -ful.
Adjective[edit]
spiteful (comparative spitefuller, superlative spitefullest)
Translations[edit]
filled with spite
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Further reading[edit]
- spiteful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- spiteful in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911