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spitefulness - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun The state or character of being spiteful; the desire to vex, annoy, or injure, proceeding from irritation; malevolence; malice.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun uncountable The state or quality of being spiteful .
noun countable The result or product of being spiteful .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun feeling a need to see others suffer
noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
Etymologies
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spiteful + -ness
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Among them, at least, spitefulness is not a national institution.
Religion 2005
Among them, at least, spitefulness is not a national institution.
unbillable hours: 2005
Among them, at least, spitefulness is not a national institution.
Picture Envy #21 - I Once Met A Great Man 2005
It seems a sad kind of spitefulness in nature that persons should have so much trouble to bear when they are tired and faint-hearted and only wish for repose.
The Silent Isle Arthur Christopher Benson 1893
Why would I trade these blessings for their bickering, arguing, spitefulness , and bitterness.
Alfred Augustus Glendening 1861-1903 2009
If booze makes you quarrelsome, then gin can lead you to spitefulness .
What's Your Problem? 2009
Judging from the thinly-veiled spitefulness of your comments in here, it must suck to be you.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Racism and The Tea Partiers 2010
If booze makes you quarrelsome, then gin can lead you to spitefulness .
What's Your Problem? 2009
If booze makes you quarrelsome, then gin can lead you to spitefulness .
What's Your Problem? 2009
Coolidge doesn't so much crack gags as purr them; her precise, silken tones belying the silliness or spitefulness of the material.
Jennifer Coolidge 2010
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