spiteful

English

Alternative forms

spightful (obsolete)
spightfull (obsolete)
spitefull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English spytefulle, equivalent to spite +‎ -ful.

Adjective

spiteful (comparative spitefuller, superlative spitefullest)

Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm
Synonyms: malignant, malicious

Translations

filled with spite

Catalan: maliciós, rancuniós
Dutch: hatelijk (nl), rancuneus (nl), onheus (nl)
French: rancunier (fr)
German: gehässig (de), boshaft (de)
Irish: aiciseach, dúchroíoch
Italian: dispettoso, vendicativo (it)

Maori: waniwani, turatura
Portuguese: malévolo (pt), danoso (pt), rancoroso (pt) m
Romanian: malițios (ro), răutăcios (ro), ranchiunos (ro)
Russian: зло́бный (ru) (zlóbnyj)
Spanish: malévolo, rencoroso, venenoso (es)
Swedish: illvillig (sv), ondskefull (sv)

Further reading

spiteful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
spiteful in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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