despiteful (s)
spiteful (s)
vindictive (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
def motivated by spite
examples a despiteful fiend
a truly spiteful child
a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
Outgoing links
Similar to malicious
Derivationally related form vindictive → vindictiveness
Derivationally related form spiteful → spitefulness; spiteful → spitefulness
Incoming links
Similar to malicious
Derived from adjective spitefully → spiteful
Derived from adjective spitefully → spiteful
Derived from adjective despitefully → despiteful
Derivationally related form spitefulness → spiteful; spitefulness → spiteful
Derivationally related form vindictiveness → vindictive

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