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Webster 1913 Edition

Spiteful

Spite′ful

,

Adj.

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

,

Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spiteful

SPITEFUL

,

Adj.

Filled with spite; having a desire to vex, annoy or injure; malignant; malicious.

--A wayward son, spiteful and wrathful.

Definition 2024

spiteful

spiteful

English

Alternative forms

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

Adjective

spiteful ‎(comparative spitefuller, superlative spitefullest)

Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; 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)

External links

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