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SPITEFUL

\spˈa͡ɪtfə͡l], \spˈa‍ɪtfə‍l], \s_p_ˈaɪ_t_f_əl]\

Definitions of SPITEFUL

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Full of spite: desirous to vex or injure: malignant.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Malicious; malignant.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Filled with spite; prompted by spite.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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