different between spightful vs spiteful

spightful

English

Adjective

spightful (comparative more spightful, superlative most spightful)

  1. Obsolete form of spiteful.

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spiteful

English

Alternative forms

  • spightful (obsolete)
  • spightfull (obsolete)
  • spitefull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English spytefulle, equivalent to spite +? -ful.

Adjective

spiteful (comparative spitefuller, superlative spitefullest)

  1. Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
    Synonyms: malignant, malicious

Translations

Further reading

  • spiteful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • spiteful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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