“The Queen writes to Sir Howard to warn him not to enter with the Empress on the subject of the Grand Duke of Hesse and his daughter, against whom she is filled with spite and unchristian feelings.”
“Then, carefully, she reads her letter over. Now it seems to be mean-spirited. There is spite in her words, even sarcasm.”
“Mrs. Douglas had advanced to the table with an expression of livid and triumphant spite in her countenance as she extended her hand for the keys.”
spitefulness
(uncountable) The state or quality of being spiteful.
(countable) The result or product of being spiteful.
“It's a shame that the movie mixes its messages with mean-spirited spitefulness, an inflated opinion of itself and its views, and a mostly unfunny script.”
“Both leaders became prime ministers of this land, as a testimony to their immaturity and spitefulness.”
“I have never seen O'Brien descend to such a depth of petulance and spitefulness that he reached last night.”
