different between spiteful vs illnatured
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)
- 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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