Antonyms for spiteful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : spahyt-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspaɪt fəl

Definition of spiteful

Origin : mid-15c., from spite + -ful. Related: Spitefully; spitefulness.

adj hurtful, nasty

Example sentences :

She hesitated, and then fired a parting shot which certainly was spiteful in the extreme.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

And that spiteful Bobcat, that took advantage of him; and the man that had tried to kill him.
Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson

Her fingers were spiteful as they clicked the key in answer.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

But this spiteful idea could not be sustained in face of the aspect she had now assumed.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

She was a Socitaire of the Comdie, old, spiteful, and surly.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

"Only to see what spiteful creatures you women are," he continued, smiling.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 » by Various

"He didn't have to be so everlastin' mean and spiteful about it, anyhow," she declared.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Sometimes I could have pitied her, she was so greedy, so spiteful, so friendless.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various

He laughed again in one low burst that was as spiteful as an imprecation.
Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad

The woman had a nahsty, spiteful feller for a husband, and she'd left him.
Extract from : « Justice (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for spiteful

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