He made a spiteful remark about her.
他对她说了一句恶意的话。
Choose the best synonym for the word “spiteful”:
C — malicious. “spiteful” means adj. showing a desire to harm or annoy
It was very ______ of him to spread the cruel rumor about his rival.
A — spiteful. “spiteful” means adj. showing a desire to harm or annoy
spiteful — adj. showing a desire to harm or annoy. In Chinese: 怀恨的，恶意的.
spiteful is pronounced /ˈspaɪtfəl/. It breaks into 2 syllables: spite · ful.
He made a spiteful remark about her. (他对她说了一句恶意的话。)
malicious, vindictive, cruel — all close in meaning to spiteful (adj. showing a desire to harm or annoy).
Yes. spiteful appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers nearly 2,500 words for the ISEE and SSAT.