The meaning of Spiteful

noun

A substance with particular chemical properties including turning litmus red, neutralizing alkalis, and dissolving some metals; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind.

Usage examples:

Trees were exposed to mixtures of heavy metals, acids, and overdoses of nutrients

adjective

Containing acid or having the properties of an acid; having a ph of less than 7.

Usage examples:

Acid soils

noun

Any of various chemical substances that can produce salts, some of which are able to damage whatever they touch

Usage examples:

The salad dressing has an acid taste.

adjective

Threatening harm; menacing.

Usage examples:

Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction

adjective

Threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone

Usage examples:

He gave me a baleful look., his baleful influence

adjective

Having a barb or barbs.

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Barbed arrows

verb

Cut or style (a person's hair).

Usage examples:

He has barbed the hair of any celebrity you can think of

adjective

Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

Usage examples:

Raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour

noun

Beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste, brewed by top fermentation.

Usage examples:

A pint of bitter

adjective

Having a slightly stinging, strong taste, not salty or sweet

Usage examples:

The coffee was bitter., losing the election was a bitter disappointment., she has no bitterness abo…

adjective

Wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.

Usage examples:

People who are cruel to animals

verb

Spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success).

Usage examples:

Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing

adjective

Extremely unkind and intentionally causing pain

Usage examples:

Her classmates made some cruel remarks., is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment?, i thin…

noun

The action of cutting something.

Usage examples:

The cutting of the cake

adjective

Capable of cutting something.

Usage examples:

The cutting blades of the hedge trimmer

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

adjective

Arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred.

Usage examples:

That hateful arrogant woman

adjective

Filled with or causing strong dislike

Usage examples:

She said some hateful things about me.

adjective

Showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.

Usage examples:

A hostile audience

adjective

Characterized by enmity or ill will

adjective

Showing strong dislike; unfriendly

Usage examples:

Her parents were openly hostile to me., the nevada desert is one of the most hostile regions in ame…

adjective

Causing distress to someone's feelings.

Usage examples:

His hurtful remarks

adjective

Causing emotional pain

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A hurtful remark

adjective

Unpleasant, unkind, or unfriendly

Usage examples:

The allegations are completely misguided and ill-natured., ill-natured critics harass them with que…

adjective

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

Usage examples:

The glint of dark, malevolent eyes

adjective

Causing or wanting to cause harm or evil

Usage examples:

A malevolent juvenile delinquent

adjective

Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of malicious damage

adjective

Having the nature of threatening evil

adjective

Intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone’s feelings or reputation

Usage examples:

He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities.

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

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Poisonous chemicals

adjective

Very harmful and able to cause illness or death

Usage examples:

Poisonous chemicals, can you tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties?,…

adjective

Characterized by bitterness or resentment.

Usage examples:

Sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes

adjective

Having or showing a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

Usage examples:

A rancorous dispute, government leaders appear increasingly rancorous.

adjective

Derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.

Usage examples:

Snide remarks about my mother

noun

An unpleasant or underhand person.

Usage examples:

He's not a snide, he's better than most

adjective

Not friendly.

Usage examples:

She shot him an unfriendly glance

adjective

Inconsiderate and harsh to others.

Usage examples:

You were terribly unkind to her

adjective

Not kind

Usage examples:

He’s made some very unkind remarks about his employer lately.

adjective

(of an animal, especially a snake) secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.

Usage examples:

A leading expert on venomous snakes

adjective

A venomous snake, insect, etc., produces venom (= a poisonous liquid that can be put into another animal's body by biting or stinging)

Usage examples:

Possible hazards include mosquitoes, sandflies, and venomous snakes., the florida cottonmouth snake…

noun

French wine.

Usage examples:

Vin rouge

abbreviation

Vehicle identification number.

noun

A french dish made from chicken and vegetables cooked in wine

Usage examples:

A delicious coq au vin prepared me for a long drive to london., serve the coq au vin in individual …

adjective

Causing physical injury.

Usage examples:

Crossbows and deadly wounding darts

verb

Inflict a wound on.

Usage examples:

The sergeant was seriously wounded

verb

Present participle of wound

Usage examples:

Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck., the police chief was badly wounded in the explosion…