despiteful (redirected from despitefulness)

de·spite·ful  (d-sptfl)

adj.

Full of malice; spiteful.

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de·spiteful·ly adv.

de·spiteful·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

despiteful - 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" spiteful, vindictive malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling