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Meanings of despiteful in English

Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite.

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        Examples for "vindictive"
        1
        It's difficult to work up the energy to be vindictive these days.
        Dante's numbers
        2
        The manners of Arthur were formal; his tastes moral; his temper vindictive.
        The History of Tasmania, Volume I
        3
        August 22:-Veryprofane and vindictive in his accusations towards the prison officials.
        Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
        4
        The presumption did not breed fear; it bred wrath, hot and vindictive.
        The Taming of Red Butte Western
        5
        The vindictive designs of the King against the Church were not accomplished.
        The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
        1
        He wasn't mean or spiteful, just irresponsible and young for his age.
        Impossible
        2
        Helen Garner: 'I used to feel spiteful because I never won prizes.
        The Guardian
        3
        I hadn't come this far to bow down to a spiteful machine.
        Sharper than a serpent's tooth
        4
        Suddenly the top of the carriage replied with spiteful flashes of red.
        The Puppet Crown
        5
        She takes the highest moral ground, in a tone of spiteful politeness.
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        Usage of despiteful in English
        1
        Very despiteful are they against us, and purpose to work us bitter mischief.
        Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
        2
        The young scoundrel has a puissant sword and despiteful ire.'
        Carried Off: A Story of Pirate Times
        3
        It was a habit of mind-theonly revenge that I could take upon despiteful Fate.
        The Inheritors
        4
        Hatred breeds hatred again, and things despiteful are done to those who despitefully use you.
        Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
        5
        We suffer not only the insults of a single nation, but despiteful use by all idolaters.
        The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
        6
        Were His enemies never so many, and never so despiteful against Him, yet He sall rule in the midst of them.
        The Covenants And The Covenanters / Covenants, Sermons, and Docu...
        7
        Thus far I had choked down my swelling rage at her faithlessness, her vanity, her despiteful entreatment of my master's plight.
        The Helmet of Navarre
        8
        Canst thou forget to take revenge of those wild people who have defaced my monument in a despiteful manner, disdaining our antiquities and honorable customs?
        The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
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        Despiteful through the time