Transcription
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- [spahyt-fuh l]
- /ˈspaɪt fəl/
- /spaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spahyt-fuh l]
- /ˈspaɪt fəl/
Definitions of spiteful word
- adjective spiteful full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child. 1
- adjective spiteful malicious 1
- adjective spiteful Someone who is spiteful does cruel things to hurt people they dislike. 0
- adjective spiteful full of or motivated by spite; vindictive 0
- adjective spiteful full of or showing spite; purposefully annoying; malicious 0
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Origin of spiteful
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at spite, -ful
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Parts of speech for Spiteful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spiteful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spiteful
adj spiteful
- accidentally on purpose — Deliberately, though apparently accidentally.
- acrimonious — Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry.
- anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- appetent — having an eager longing or desire
adv spiteful
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
adverb spiteful
- acrimoniously — caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.
- cattily — In a catty manner.
- crabbily — in a crabby manner
- depravedly — in a depraved manner
- enviously — In an envious manner or to an envious degree.
adjective spiteful
- baleful — Baleful means harmful, or expressing harmful intentions.
- cattish — like a cat; feline
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
Antonyms for spiteful
adj spiteful
- benevolent — If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
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