a despiteful fiend
a truly spiteful child
a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Despiteful — De*spite ful, a. [See {Despite}, and cf. {Spiteful}.] Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate; malicious. {De*spite ful*ly}, adv. {De*spite ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters. Rom. i. 30. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
despiteful — index bitter (reproachful), harsh, malevolent, malignant, outrageous, sinister, spiteful, virulent … Law dictionary
despiteful — [di spīt′fəl] adj. [ME despitful: see DESPITE & FUL] Archaic spiteful; malicious despitefully adv … English World dictionary
despiteful treatment — index contumely Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
despiteful — adjective Date: 15th century expressing malice or hate • despitefully adverb • despitefulness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
despiteful — despitefully, adv. despitefulness, n. /di spuyt feuhl/, adj. 1. malicious; spiteful. 2. Obs. contemptuous; insolent. [1400 50; late ME. See DESPITE, FUL] * * * … Universalium
despiteful — adjective a) Full of despite. b) Expressing malice or contemptuous hate … Wiktionary
despiteful — Synonyms and related words: acrid, antagonistic, antipathetic, belligerent, bitchy, bitter, cattish, catty, caustic, clashing, colliding, conflicting, detestable, evil, full of hate, hateful, hostile, malevolent, malicious, malignant, quarrelsome … Moby Thesaurus
despiteful — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Characterized by intense ill will or spite: black, evil, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean2, nasty, poisonous, spiteful, venomous, vicious, wicked. Slang: bitchy. See ATTITUDE … English dictionary for students
despiteful — adj. spiteful, contemptuous, malicious, vicious … English contemporary dictionary
