Definition of spiteful

"spiteful" in the adjective sense

1. despiteful, spiteful, vindictive

showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt motivated by spite

"a despiteful fiend"

"a truly spiteful child"

"a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

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Quotations for spiteful

As spiteful as an old maid. [ Proverb ]

Even out of a cloudless heaven the flaming thunderbolt may strike; therefore in thy days of joy have a fear of the spiteful neighbourhood of misfortune. [ Friedrich Schiller ]

spiteful in Scrabble®

The word spiteful is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters spiteful:

SPITEFUL
(126)
SPITEFUL
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

fistule, stipule, sulfite, uplifts

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word spiteful

SPITEFUL
(126)
SPITEFUL
(126)
SPITEFUL
(84)
SPITEFUL
(84)
SPITEFUL
(52)
SPITEFUL
(52)
SPITEFUL
(51)
SPITEFUL
(48)
SPITEFUL
(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
SPITEFUL
(42)
SPITEFUL
(36)
SPITEFUL
(34)
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(34)
SPITEFUL
(32)
SPITEFUL
(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
SPITEFUL
(27)
SPITEFUL
(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(21)
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(20)
SPITEFUL
(18)
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(18)
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(17)
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(17)
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(17)
SPITEFUL
(16)
SPITEFUL
(16)
SPITEFUL
(15)
SPITEFUL
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In spiteful

SPITEFUL
(126)
SPITEFUL
(126)
UPLIFTS
(98 = 48 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(98 = 48 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SULFITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SULFITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
FISTULE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SULFITE
(90 = 40 + 50)
FISTULE
(90 = 40 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(90 = 40 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STIPULE
(86 = 36 + 50)
STIPULE
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STIPULE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPITEFUL
(84)
SPITEFUL
(84)
UPLIFTS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SULFITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SULFITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FISTULE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SULFITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FISTULE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FISTULE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SULFITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FISTULE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SULFITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FISTULE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FISTULE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SULFITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FISTULE
(83 = 33 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(82 = 32 + 50)
STIPULE
(80 = 30 + 50)
FISTULE
(80 = 30 + 50)
FISTULE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SULFITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIPULE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIPULE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIPULE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIPULE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STIPULE
(80 = 30 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
FISTULE
(78 = 28 + 50)
FISTULE
(78 = 28 + 50)
STIPULE
(77 = 27 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
SULFITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FISTULE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FISTULE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SULFITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SULFITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FISTULE
(74 = 24 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SULFITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SULFITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FISTULE
(74 = 24 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SULFITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FISTULE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FISTULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SULFITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
FISTULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SULFITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
FISTULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
STIPULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SULFITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
FISTULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SULFITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SULFITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
FISTULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
STIPULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SULFITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
STIPULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SULFITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
STIPULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SULFITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
STIPULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
STIPULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
FISTULE
(72 = 22 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
FISTULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
SULFITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
FISTULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
FISTULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
FISTULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
SULFITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
SULFITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
SULFITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
FISTULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
FISTULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
SULFITE
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STIPULE
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STIPULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STIPULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STIPULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STIPULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STIPULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STIPULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STIPULE
(70 = 20 + 50)
STIPULE
(68 = 18 + 50)
STIPULE
(68 = 18 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
STIPULE
(68 = 18 + 50)
STIPULE
(68 = 18 + 50)
SULFITE
(68 = 18 + 50)
STIPULE
(68 = 18 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(67 = 17 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(67 = 17 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(66 = 16 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(66 = 16 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(66 = 16 + 50)
FISTULE
(66 = 16 + 50)
FISTULE
(66 = 16 + 50)
STIPULE
(65 = 15 + 50)
SULFITE
(65 = 15 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(65 = 15 + 50)
FISTULE
(65 = 15 + 50)
SULFITE
(65 = 15 + 50)
SULFITE
(64 = 14 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(64 = 14 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(64 = 14 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(64 = 14 + 50)
SULFITE
(64 = 14 + 50)
SULFITE
(64 = 14 + 50)
FISTULE
(64 = 14 + 50)
SULFITE
(64 = 14 + 50)
FISTULE
(64 = 14 + 50)
STIPULE
(63 = 13 + 50)
SULFITE
(63 = 13 + 50)
STIPULE
(63 = 13 + 50)
STIPULE
(63 = 13 + 50)
STIPULE
(63 = 13 + 50)
UPLIFTS
(63 = 13 + 50)
SULFITE
(63 = 13 + 50)
STIPULE
(63 = 13 + 50)
SULFITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
SULFITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
SULFITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
FISTULE
(62 = 12 + 50)
SULFITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
FISTULE
(62 = 12 + 50)
STIPULE
(62 = 12 + 50)
STIPULE
(62 = 12 + 50)
FISTULE
(62 = 12 + 50)
FISTULE
(62 = 12 + 50)
STIPULE
(62 = 12 + 50)
FISTULE
(62 = 12 + 50)
FISTULE
(62 = 12 + 50)
STIPULE
(61 = 11 + 50)
STIPULE
(61 = 11 + 50)
STIPULE
(61 = 11 + 50)
STIPULE
(61 = 11 + 50)
FISTULE
(61 = 11 + 50)
SPITEFUL
(52)
SPITEFUL
(52)
SPITEFUL
(51)
SPITEFUL
(48)
UPLIFT
(45)
SPITEFUL
(42)
PELFS
(42)
SPITEFUL
(42)
SPITEFUL
(42)
SPITEFUL
(42)
UPLIFT
(42)
SPITEFUL
(42)
FLIPS
(42)
FILETS
(39)
FLUTES
(39)
FLIPS
(39)
FLIP
(39)
STIFLE
(39)
PELF
(39)
ITSELF
(39)
PELFS
(39)
FUTILE
(39)
UPLIFT
(38)
FLIES
(36)
FLIP
(36)
FUELS
(36)
FILET
(36)
UPLIFT
(36)

spiteful in Words With Friends™

The word spiteful is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters spiteful:

UPLIFTS
(110 = 75 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(110 = 75 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

fistule, stipule, sulfite, uplifts

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word spiteful

SPITEFUL
(108)
SPITEFUL
(108)
SPITEFUL
(84)
SPITEFUL
(78)
SPITEFUL
(78)
SPITEFUL
(72)
SPITEFUL
(72)
SPITEFUL
(68)
SPITEFUL
(66)
SPITEFUL
(64)
SPITEFUL
(64)
SPITEFUL
(60)
SPITEFUL
(60)
SPITEFUL
(60)
SPITEFUL
(48)
SPITEFUL
(48)
SPITEFUL
(40)
SPITEFUL
(40)
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(40)
SPITEFUL
(40)
SPITEFUL
(36)
SPITEFUL
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
SPITEFUL
(36)
SPITEFUL
(34)
SPITEFUL
(32)
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(32)
SPITEFUL
(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
SPITEFUL
(26)
SPITEFUL
(24)
SPITEFUL
(23)
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(22)
SPITEFUL
(22)
SPITEFUL
(22)
SPITEFUL
(21)
SPITEFUL
(21)
SPITEFUL
(21)
SPITEFUL
(20)
SPITEFUL
(20)
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(20)
SPITEFUL
(20)
SPITEFUL
(19)
SPITEFUL
(19)
SPITEFUL
(19)
SPITEFUL
(19)
SPITEFUL
(19)
SPITEFUL
(18)
SPITEFUL
(18)
SPITEFUL
(17)
SPITEFUL
(17)
SPITEFUL
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In spiteful

UPLIFTS
(110 = 75 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(110 = 75 + 35)
SPITEFUL
(108)
SPITEFUL
(108)
STIPULE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SULFITE
(107 = 72 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
FISTULE
(101 = 66 + 35)
STIPULE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SULFITE
(101 = 66 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(95 = 60 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(95 = 60 + 35)
STIPULE
(95 = 60 + 35)
FISTULE
(95 = 60 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(95 = 60 + 35)
STIPULE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SULFITE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SULFITE
(95 = 60 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(92 = 57 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(92 = 57 + 35)
FISTULE
(89 = 54 + 35)
SULFITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
FISTULE
(89 = 54 + 35)
STIPULE
(89 = 54 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPITEFUL
(84)
FISTULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
STIPULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SULFITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SULFITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
STIPULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
FISTULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
FISTULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
STIPULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SULFITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
STIPULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
STIPULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SULFITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SULFITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
FISTULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
FISTULE
(83 = 48 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(81 = 46 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(81 = 46 + 35)
SPITEFUL
(78)
SPITEFUL
(78)
FISTULE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SULFITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
STIPULE
(77 = 42 + 35)
FISTULE
(77 = 42 + 35)
STIPULE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SULFITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
FISTULE
(77 = 42 + 35)
STIPULE
(77 = 42 + 35)
FISTULE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SULFITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
FISTULE
(75 = 40 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(73 = 38 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(73 = 38 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(73 = 38 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(73 = 38 + 35)
SPITEFUL
(72)
SPITEFUL
(72)
UPLIFTS
(69 = 34 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(69 = 34 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(69 = 34 + 35)
FLUTES
(69)
UPLIFTS
(69 = 34 + 35)
SPITEFUL
(68)
UPLIFTS
(67 = 32 + 35)
SULFITE
(67 = 32 + 35)
SULFITE
(67 = 32 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(67 = 32 + 35)
FISTULE
(67 = 32 + 35)
FISTULE
(67 = 32 + 35)
FISTULE
(67 = 32 + 35)
STIPULE
(67 = 32 + 35)
STIPULE
(67 = 32 + 35)
UPLIFT
(66)
UPLIFT
(66)
UPLIFT
(66)
FILETS
(66)
SPITEFUL
(66)
UPLIFTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SPITEFUL
(64)
SPITEFUL
(64)
STIPULE
(63 = 28 + 35)
FUTILE
(63)
TUPLES
(63)
SULFITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
FISTULE
(63 = 28 + 35)
STIPULE
(63 = 28 + 35)
STIPULE
(63 = 28 + 35)
SULFITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
SULFITE
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STIPULE
(63 = 28 + 35)
FISTULE
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SULFITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
FISTULE
(63 = 28 + 35)
STIPULE
(63 = 28 + 35)
SULFITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
FISTULE
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STIPULE
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SULFITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
FISTULE
(63 = 28 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(62 = 27 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(62 = 27 + 35)
STIPULE
(61 = 26 + 35)
STIPULE
(61 = 26 + 35)
STIPULE
(61 = 26 + 35)
SULFITE
(61 = 26 + 35)
FISTULE
(61 = 26 + 35)
STIPULE
(61 = 26 + 35)
SULFITE
(61 = 26 + 35)
FISTULE
(61 = 26 + 35)
SULFITE
(61 = 26 + 35)
FISTULE
(61 = 26 + 35)
SULFITE
(61 = 26 + 35)
FLIPS
(60)
TIPLES
(60)
UPLIFTS
(60 = 25 + 35)
FLIPS
(60)
ITSELF
(60)
PELFS
(60)
PELFS
(60)
SPITEFUL
(60)
SPITEFUL
(60)
STIFLE
(60)
SPITEFUL
(60)
SULFITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
FISTULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
FISTULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
FISTULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
FISTULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
SULFITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
SULFITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
SULFITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
FISTULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
FISTULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
FISTULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
STIPULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
STIPULE
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SULFITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
STIPULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
STIPULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
STIPULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
STIPULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
SULFITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
SULFITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
FISTULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
STIPULE
(59 = 24 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(58 = 23 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(58 = 23 + 35)
PELF
(57)
TUPLES
(57)
FISTULE
(57 = 22 + 35)
FLUTES
(57)
UPLIFTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
PELF
(57)
FLIP
(57)
FUTILE
(57)
TULIPS
(57)
FLIP
(57)
UPLIFTS
(56 = 21 + 35)
UPLIFT
(56)
UPLIFT
(56)
UPLIFTS
(56 = 21 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(56 = 21 + 35)
SULFITE
(55 = 20 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(55 = 20 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(55 = 20 + 35)
STIPULE
(55 = 20 + 35)
UPLIFTS
(55 = 20 + 35)
PULSE
(54)
STIFLE
(54)
UPLIFTS
(54 = 19 + 35)
FLUTE
(54)
UPLIFTS
(54 = 19 + 35)
LETUP
(54)
FUELS
(54)
FILETS
(54)
UPLIFTS
(54 = 19 + 35)
UPLIFT
(54)
ITSELF
(54)
FLUES
(54)
TULIP
(54)
UPLIFT
(54)
TIPLES
(54)
UPLIFT
(54)
FISTULE
(54 = 19 + 35)
FUSEL
(54)

Words containing the sequence spiteful

Words that start with spiteful (5 words)

Words with spiteful in them (3 words)

Words that end with spiteful (2 words)

Word Growth involving spiteful

Shorter words in spiteful

ef

it pit spit spite

pi pit spit spite

Longer words containing spiteful

despiteful despitefully

despiteful despitefulness

spitefuller

spitefullest

spitefully despitefully

spitefulness despitefulness