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What is the difference between spiteful and venomous?

spiteful | venomous |

As adjectives the difference between spiteful and venomous

is that spiteful is filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious while venomous is full of venom.

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
  • venomous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of venom.
  • Toxic; poisonous.
  • Noxious; evil.
  • Malignant; spiteful; hateful.
  • Producing venom (poison usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging) in glands or accumulating venom from food.
  • powerful
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=December 10 , author=David Ornstein , title=Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Arsenal pressed forward again after half-time but other than a venomous Walcott shot that Howard repelled with a fine one-handed save, the hosts offered little cutting edge.}}

    Synonyms

    * noxious * poisonous * toxic

    Antonyms

    * non-venomous

    References

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