Spitefulness

Spitefulness
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. [1913 Webster]

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