spiteful — deliberately cruel or malicious; showing spite
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: deliberately cruel or malicious; showing spite
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈspaɪtfəl/
Example Sentences
- After losing the game, he made spiteful comments about the referee's eyesight.
- Her spiteful neighbor deliberately played loud music at midnight.
- Don't be spiteful just because she got the promotion you wanted.
spiteful
ADJECTIVE[/ˈspaɪtfəl/]
deliberately cruel or malicious; showing spite
A spiteful boy tears up another child’s happy drawing just to make him cry.
Full of spite - deliberately cruel and overflowing with malice!
Her spiteful curse turns the delightful into the frightful!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle English 'spite' (malice, ill will) combined with the suffix '-ful'. The word 'spite' originally came from Old French 'despit', which derived from Latin 'despectus' meaning 'contempt' or 'scorn'.
Breakdown
spite (malice, ill will) + -ful (full of, characterized by)
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📝Examples
“After losing the game, he made spiteful comments about the referee's eyesight.”
“Her spiteful neighbor deliberately played loud music at midnight.”
“Don't be spiteful just because she got the promotion you wanted.”
“The spiteful cat knocked over the flower pot right after being scolded.”
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