- spiteful spite·ful adj
- ['spaɪtfʊl]
(person, behaviour) dispettoso (-a), (tongue, remark) maligno (-a), velenoso (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
spiteful spite·ful adj
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spiteful — spite•ful [[t]ˈspaɪt fəl[/t]] adj. full of spite or malice; malicious • Etymology: 1400–50 spite′ful•ly, adv. spite′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
spiteful — spite|ful [ˈspaıtfəl] adj deliberately nasty to someone in order to hurt or upset them = ↑vicious ▪ She was spiteful and unkind, both to Isabel and to her son. ▪ a spiteful remark >spitefully adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
spiteful — spitefully, adv. spitefulness, n. /spuyt feuhl/, adj. full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child. [1400 50; late ME; see SPITE, FUL] Syn. vengeful, mean, cruel, rancorous. SPITEFUL, REVENGEFUL,… … Universalium
spiteful — spite·ful || spaɪtfÊŠl adj. filled with spite, malicious, desiring to annoy or irritate … English contemporary dictionary
despiteful — de•spite•ful [[t]dɪˈspaɪt fəl[/t]] adj. malicious; spiteful • Etymology: 1400–50 de•spite′ful•ly, adv. de•spite′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
