Spiteful
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 4 Jun 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 5 Jan 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Monday, 5 Nov 2018
Crossword Answers
4 letters
MEAN
Characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
5 letters
CATTY
Any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
NASTY
Characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
SNIDE
Expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
CATTY
6 letters
BITCHY
Marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark"
7 letters
CATTISH
Marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark"
VICIOUS
Having the nature of vice
WASPISH
Very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
HURTFUL
Harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"
8 letters
VENOMOUS
Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
9 letters
RANCOROUS
Showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley
MALICIOUS
Having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
10 letters
VINDICTIVE
Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen
DESPITEFUL
Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
MALEVOLENT
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"