spiteful
adjective
full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous.
spitefully
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a word derived from
spiteful.
Example Sentences
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He can still spitefully quote the negative reviews for his 1940 musical “Pal Joey.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
“Oh yes he did, oh yes he did,” she said, according to the filing, which says that Carroll made the comments “with an intent to significantly and spitefully harm and attack” the former president.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
You can, of course, spitefully refuse your parents’ offer to pay for your son’s college education.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2019
The unsettling part is that Frank also follows several other celebrities as enthusiastically yet spitefully; Kirsten isn’t sure where he finds the time.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 5, 2017
“You would know if you had come back to check on me,” I said spitefully, “like you said you would.”
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
