Spite"ful*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spiteful \Spite"ful\, a.
   Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex,
   annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person
   or act. --Shak. -- {Spite"ful*ly}, adv. {Spite"ful*ness}, n.
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