adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a spiteful liar
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Failure had made him bitter and spiteful .
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I tried to like Julie but I couldn't forget how spiteful she'd been to me in the past.
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On the rare occasions when he was angry, Lowry could be spiteful and petty.
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That was a wicked and spiteful thing to do.
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You shouldn't be so spiteful to your sister.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He had entered the police station in a storm of self-righteous protest and had been by turn hectoring, belligerent and spiteful .
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His book challenged Galileo in the most spiteful way.
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His white face was spiteful , threatening and suggestive.
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How could she tell him why Matilda had made such a spiteful remark?
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Loeb, the newspaper publisher, gained a national reputation as a spiteful manipulator of politics.
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She had given him a spiteful look as she left, taking little catlike steps.