Describes a person, attitude, or expression that feels full of hatred or ill will. Often used for a look or manner that shows dislike.
He glared at me with a hateful look.
That way of speaking was quite spiteful.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 憎げ.
Formed from the stem of 憎い “hateful, detestable” and the suffix げ “appearing or seeming,” yielding “hateful-looking” or “spiteful.”