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SPITEFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
Example:
a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
Synonyms:
despiteful; spiteful; vindictive
Classified under:
Similar:
malicious (having the nature of or resulting from malice)
Derivation:
spitefulness (malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty)
spitefulness (feeling a need to see others suffer)