spitefulness
noun
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the gossip would utter the most vicious things with a spiteful smile
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Stewart’s switch from his usual snark to imitate Colbert’s buffoonery proved how spiteful and irreligious political humor has become since the left’s worship of Barack Obama and subsequent persecution of President Trump.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
This dramatic change in the law comes a year and a half after a ProPublica investigation showed how the hotline had been weaponized by jealous exes, spiteful landlords and others who endlessly called in baseless allegations.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 20 June 2025
But to unsuspecting humans, killer bees seem aggressive, spiteful and, of course, terrifying.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 24 June 2025
But there’s a qualitative difference with a spiteful, foul-mouthed, score-settling president leading by acrid example.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
This dramatic change in the law comes a year and a half after a ProPublica investigation showed how the hotline had been weaponized by jealous exes, spiteful landlords and others who endlessly called in baseless allegations.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 20 June 2025
But to unsuspecting humans, killer bees seem aggressive, spiteful and, of course, terrifying.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 24 June 2025
But there’s a qualitative difference with a spiteful, foul-mouthed, score-settling president leading by acrid example.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spiteful
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“Spiteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiteful. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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