TO OWE ONE A SPITE

Definition: TO OWE ONE A SPITE

TO OWE ONE A SPITE

1. To entertain a mean hatred for him. Syn: Pique, rancor; malevolence; grudge. Usage: Spite , Malice . Malice has more reference to the disposition, and spite to the manifestation of it in words and actions. It is, therefore, meaner than malice, thought not always more criminal. `` Malice . . . is more frequently employed to express the dispositions of inferior minds to execute every purpose of mischief within the more limited circle of their abilities.'' --Cogan. ``Consider eke, that spite availeth naught.'' --Wyatt. See Pique .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Anagrams: TO OWE ONE A SPITE

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	Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-i-n-o-o-o-p-s-t-t-w"
	-5 letters: optionees, patentees, patooties, potations.
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