Crossword clues for spitefulness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spiteful \Spite"ful\, a.
Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex,
annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person
or act.
--Shak. -- Spite"ful*ly, adv. Spite"ful*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state or quality of being spiteful. 2 (context countable English) The result or product of being spiteful.
WordNet
n. feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice, maliciousness, spite, venom]
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty [syn: cattiness, bitchiness, spite, nastiness]
Usage examples of "spitefulness".
Elinor came towards him instantly, and spoke to him warmly, kindly, and sincerely, without a trace of mannerism or affectation or concealed spitefulness.
There were incidents of spitefulness with each new Drop but gradually, over the past months, that had altered - with very few exceptions - when most Botany settlers learned just how much they owed to Zainal's presence on the planet.
The gentleman who had been answered so completely by James Lowndes said, with spitefulness: "Those women who are so frantic for their husbands to join the army would like them killed, no doubt.