- spitefully spite·ful·ly adv
- ['spaɪtfəlɪ]
(see adj) dispettosamente; malignamente
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
Spitefully — Spiteful Spite ful, a. 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}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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 [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