vindictive

[ vin-dik-tiv ]

/ vɪnˈdɪk tɪv /

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adjective

disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person.

proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit: vindictive rumors.

Words nearby vindictive

vindhya range, vindicable, vindicate, vindication, vindicatory, vindictive, vine, vine cactus, vine maple, vine snake, vineal

Origin of vindictive

1610–20; < Latin vindict(a) vengeance + -ive

SYNONYMS FOR vindictive

1 unforgiving. See spiteful.

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ANTONYMS FOR vindictive

1 forgiving.

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OTHER WORDS FROM vindictive

vin·dic·tive·ly, adverbvin·dic·tive·ness, nounun·vin·dic·tive, adjectiveun·vin·dic·tive·ly, adverb

un·vin·dic·tive·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vindictive

vindicatory vindictive

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Examples from the Web for vindictively

London was famously charismatic, but to those closest to him, he could be vindictively cruel.
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The governor also sued Madigan and vindictively cut funding for the Illinois Arts Council headed by Madigan's wife.
I Was a Victim of Blago's Vendetta|Ross Goldberg|December 14, 2008|DAILY BEAST
He snatched up his hat, clapped it on the back of his head, and stood for a few moments staring at her vindictively.
Mrs. Thompson|William Babington Maxwell
She jammed her hat on her head and stuck a hat pin through it vindictively.
The Incubator Baby|Ellis Parker Butler

Why, I do believe I heard a fairy dancing, or (vindictively) can it have been another ton of coal coming in?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920|Various
Lloyd chuckled so vindictively that Symonds glanced at him in surprise.
The Lost Despatch|Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Greening (vindictively, aside, and holding the pepper-pot): Have you.
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British Dictionary definitions for vindictively

vindictive

/ (vɪnˈdɪktɪv) /

adjective

disposed to seek vengeance

characterized by spite or rancour

English law (of damages) in excess of the compensation due to the plaintiff and imposed in punishment of the defendant

Derived forms of vindictive

vindictively, adverbvindictiveness, noun

Word Origin for vindictive

C17: from Latin vindicta revenge, from vindicāre to vindicate

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