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Despicable vs Spiteful - What's the difference?

despicable | spiteful |

As adjectives the difference between despicable and spiteful

is that despicable is fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless while spiteful is filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious.

despicable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * mean * vile

    Antonyms

    * honorable

    References

    English words suffixed with -able

    spiteful

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Alternative forms

    * spightful (obsolete) * spightfull (obsolete) * spitefull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious

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