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No. Spite is a noun. One adverb form would be spitefully (in a manner suggesting spite or continued ill will).
She canceled the party out of spite when she found out her friends were going without her.
If your man has a child he should have always been paying child support. Suck it up and deal with the fact that he needs to take responsibility for his child. It has nothing to do with spite and everything to do with the law. Better than that, it has to do with being an adult and not letting this child suffer.
The antonym for Despite certainly is not "in spite of." That would be a synonym. As would be "notwithstanding." The opposite of despite would be closer to because of, or on account of.
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No "spite" is not a proposition.
State laws in Maryland do not regulate the position of spite fences. However, it would be a good idea to check municipal laws regarding this. Some cities in Maryland do have a spite fence law.
He acted out of spite.
If you feel the child is in some sort of predicament you can call and state your feelings but be sure of what your doing before the call because you are going to turn that child's, as well as the familys life upside down and that child will be in and out of foster homes - not good and definitely not good if the call is out of spite or revenge. If they have been investigated then the investigators would have made a decision concerning if the child should stay in that home.
He acted out of spite
Spite is the desire to deliberately hurt, harm or offend someone that you know. In terms of relationships it would refer to hurting someone close to you.
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