Modifies a noun

• behavior: She ignores Martin's spiteful behavior and walks away.

• remark: Louise, ignore the other comments, I can't believe the spiteful remarks that have been made on this site.

• comment: Obviously you will have to see that no-one gets hurt and stop any hitting or spiteful comments.

• attack: Until 1939 National Socialism had been the target of the most spiteful attacks.

• woman: This period also saw her turn into a bitter and spiteful woman seeking only solitude.

• thing: Even if hurtful and spiteful things may have been said, tempers may calm and talking may become an option once more.

Modifying Another Word

• very: You say she has become very spiteful over the past few weeks.

• so: But I cannot believe somebody would be so spiteful to do this to us.

• particularly: If Saddam was feeling particularly spiteful, he could divert oil into Iraq's major rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates.

• downright: His gritty and often downright spiteful contributions soon earned all the wrong sort of headlines and won United infamy for their base approach.

• just: Most of these people are just spiteful bitter and twisted.

• somewhat: Tu Mu's somewhat spiteful charge against Ts`ao Kung has already been considered elsewhere.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: However, these are only two of Fred's quibbles - some of which seem almost spiteful.

• become: You say she has become very spiteful over the past few weeks.