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spiteful remark

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  • spiteful — spite|ful [ˈspaıtfəl] adj deliberately nasty to someone in order to hurt or upset them = ↑vicious ▪ She was spiteful and unkind, both to Isabel and to her son. ▪ a spiteful remark >spitefully adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • spiteful — spite|ful [ spaıtfl ] adjective deliberately trying to upset someone or cause problems for them, especially because you think something is unfair: a spiteful remark ╾ spite|ful|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • spiteful — UK [ˈspaɪtf(ə)l] / US adjective deliberately trying to upset someone or cause problems for them, especially because you think something is unfair a spiteful remark Derived word: spitefully adverb …   English dictionary

  • spite´ful|ness — spite|ful «SPYT fuhl», adjective. full of spite; eager to annoy; behaving with ill will and malice: »a spiteful remark. The spiteful little girl tore up her older sister s papers. SYNONYM(S): malicious, malevolent. –spite´ful|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spite´ful|ly — spite|ful «SPYT fuhl», adjective. full of spite; eager to annoy; behaving with ill will and malice: »a spiteful remark. The spiteful little girl tore up her older sister s papers. SYNONYM(S): malicious, malevolent. –spite´ful|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spite|ful — «SPYT fuhl», adjective. full of spite; eager to annoy; behaving with ill will and malice: »a spiteful remark. The spiteful little girl tore up her older sister s papers. SYNONYM(S): malicious, malevolent. –spite´ful|ly, adverb. –spite´ful|ness,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • childish — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. of, relating to, or befitting a child or childhood 2. a. marked by or suggestive of immaturity and lack of poise < a childish spiteful remark > b. lacking complexity ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • meow — /mee ow , myow/, n. 1. the characteristic sound a cat makes. 2. a spiteful or catty remark. v.i. 3. to make the sound of a cat. 4. to make a spiteful or catty remark. Also, miaow, miaou, miaul. [1870 75; imit.] * * * …   Universalium

  • meow — me•ow [[t]miˈaʊ, myaʊ[/t]] n. 1) the characteristic sound a cat makes 2) a spiteful or catty remark 3) to make the sound of a cat 4) to make a spiteful or catty remark • Etymology: 1870–75; imit …   From formal English to slang

  • Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon — The Countess of Avon Spouses of the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom In office 7 April 1955 – 9 January 1957 Preceded by Clementine, Lady Churchill Succeeded by Lady Dorothy Macmillan …   Wikipedia

  • Kin selection — From the time of antiquity field biologists have observed that some organisms tend to exhibit strategies that favor the reproductive success of their relatives, even at a cost to their own survival and/or reproduction. The classic example is a… …   Wikipedia

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