spitefulness

Among them, at least, spitefulness is not a national institution.

Although, she thought with uncharitable spitefulness, he was old enough to be her father.

What I say here is naturally just an exaggeration and a bit of spitefulness toward my friends.

Despite being fun to read it is sometimes short on accurate analysis and often spoiled by its own spitefulness.

Would a gift shame Kenneth, make him realize the spitefulness of what he had done?

I am afraid you detect a faint infusion of spitefulness in that question.

He said that in too many instances the cases were being used as an instrument for grudges and spitefulness.

Their complacency brought out a spitefulness in her.

Spitefulness, mental cruelty and crimes of violence are all to do with negative emotions spilling over.

"But there's a certain type of feminine spitefulness that finds relief that way."

It engenders feelings of resentment, spitefulness, fear and wounded pride.

Though they knew he was a wizard they showed him no regard, but rather a kind of cautious spitefulness.

What is it about paying tax that brings out such juvenile spitefulness even among the strenuously respectable?

Even as her own feet touched solid earth, Catherine battled her spitefulness.

Surprising that Sir John didn't see through such spitefulness.

My refusal just now was my way of repaying his past spitefulness."

He saw a spitefulness and bitterness in Momma he hadn't noticed before.

Kossil still spoke in an undertone, and with a kind of spitefulness.

She was wretched, too, he knew; her cooking had got even worse, and she served the food with spitefulness.

His face looked petulant to her, lacking either strength or intelligence, showing the spitefulness she already knew he possessed.

Demosthenes could stir up anger and resentment, but it amounted to spitefulness, not purpose.

The Senate's debate has laid bare a hostility to immigrants that is depressing in its spitefulness and vigor.

Cassius' spitefulness and his craving for affection are childlike.

Lechery, spitefulness, and selfishness are exposed rather than transformed.

With a melancholy spitefulness he continued, for these last days of his career, to perform his job impeccably.