English Explanatory Dictionary

spiteful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.

Pronunciation

/ˈspaɪtfʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spiteful.wav

Word forms

spiteful more spiteful spitefuller most spiteful spitefullest spightful spightfull spitefull

Etymology

From Middle English spytefulle. By surface analysis, spite + -ful.

Synonyms

malignant malicious nasty barbarous bowelless brutal compassionless cruel demonic despiteful diabolic diabolical fell incessive inclement inhuman inhumane merciless nonhumane pitiless remorseless rotten ruthless sadistic savage spiteful truculent unbenevolent unbenign unkind unmerciful unpitiful unpitying

Derived words

spitefully spitefulness unspiteful
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