The meaning of SPITEFUL is filled with or showing spite : malicious. How to use spiteful in a sentence.

SPITEFUL definition: 1. wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel…. Learn more.

ill-will or desire to hurt or offend.

Someone who is spiteful does cruel things to hurt people they dislike. He could be spiteful.

Definition of spiteful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Spiteful, revengeful, vindictive refer to a desire to inflict a wrong or injury on someone, usually in return for one received. Spiteful implies a mean or malicious desire for (often petty) revenge: a …

SPITEFUL definition: full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous. See examples of spiteful used in a sentence.