spite's

In vain Charles had tried, by many gentle words, to draw him into common conversation: Julian would not speak, or only gave utterance to some hinted phrase of insult: his brow was even darker than usual, and night was coming on apace, and he still tramped steadily along beside his brother, digging his sturdy stick into the clay, for very spite's sake.

The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper Martin Farquhar Tupper 1849

In vain Charles had tried, by many gentle words, to draw him into common conversation: Julian would not speak, or only gave utterance to some hinted phrase of insult: his brow was even darker than usual, and night was coming on apace, and he still tramped steadily along beside his brother, digging his sturdy stick into the clay, for very spite's sake.

The Twins A Domestic Novel Martin Farquhar Tupper 1849

Martin! ne'er a one to be found now? what a spite's this!

Every Man in His Humor Ben Jonson 1605

But that's a lot of cash to be swinging around for spite's sake.

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