showing or caused by malice; deliberately hurtful.
spite+ful
Shared component: spite · malice
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spite
malice
Related forms: spite · 2 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesin a manner showing or caused by a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone
spite+ful+ly
Shared component: spite · malice