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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

spiteful
    adj 1: 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" [syn: despiteful, spiteful,
           vindictive]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spiteful \Spite"ful\, a.
   Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex,
   annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person
   or act. --Shak. -- Spite"ful*ly, adv. Spite"ful*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Spiteful:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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