spiteful
English
Etymology
From Middle English spytefulle, equivalent to spite + -ful.
Adjective
spiteful (comparative more spiteful or (rare) spitefuller, superlative most spiteful or (rare) spitefullest)
Translations
filled with spite
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Further reading
- “spiteful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “spiteful”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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