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spiteful - 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. despiteful, vindictive.
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy. 2. Law. evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others. Origin of malice.