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.
spitefully
adv 1: in a maliciously spiteful manner; "pray for them that
despitefully use us" [syn: {despitefully}]
2: in a spiteful manner; "he answered his accusers spitefully"
[syn: {with spite}]