ˈspītfəl adjective
( sometimes spitefuller sometimes spitefullest )
Etymology: Middle English, from spite (I) + -ful
: filled with or showing spite : having or exhibiting a desire to vex, annoy, or injure : malignant , malicious
growing to hate the very sight of one another, becoming bitter, spiteful , jealous — W.H.Wright
because the present law is spiteful — A.E.Stevenson †1965
• spite·ful·ly -fəlē, -li adverb
• spite·ful·ness noun -es