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spiteful

/ˈspaɪtfʊl/ adjective C2
  1. Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
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It was a serious thing to be in the power of this spiteful old busybody.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 151 · C1

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