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adjectivedisposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person. proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit: vindictive rumors. Origin of vindictiveFirst recorded in 1610–20; from Latin vindict(a) “vengeance” + -ive SYNONYMS FOR vindictiveSEE SYNONYMS FOR vindictive ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR vindictiveSEE ANTONYMS FOR vindictive ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for vindictive1. See spiteful. OTHER WORDS FROM vindictivevin·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 vindictivevindicatory, vindictive Words nearby vindictiveVindhya Range, vindicable, vindicate, vindication, vindicatory, vindictive, vin du pays, vine, vineal, vine cactus, vined Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vindictivePreening, arrogant, vindictive, and inexorable; awash with cash; corrupt; in bed with corporate America and big finance. Meet The Democrats’ Secret Savior Against Cuomo Corporatism|James Poulos|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST A lady developer was harassed by her vindictive ex-boyfriend. Gaming Misogyny Gets Infinite Lives: Zoe Quinn, Virtual Rape, and Sexism|Amanda Marcotte|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ever had a petty and vindictive boss, competent only at deflecting blame for his own shortcomings? David's Bookclub: The Caine Mutiny|David Frum|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST He cites Alexander Hamilton, who wrote that human beings are “ambitious, vindictive, and rapacious.” Everyone Should Go to College|Andrew Hacker|August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The email feud between Joe Miller and Todd Palin reveals a problem for Sarah's political future: her vindictive streak. Palin's Achilles' Heel|Shushannah Walshe|October 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST The sole object of this vindictive creatures life appears now to have been to wreak vengeance upon me. Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, v. 2/2|Charles Rochfort Scott His victim had now become his tyrant; not implacable or vindictive, but firm and unyielding in the discharge of his duty. Brave Old Salt|Oliver Optic "If he were the Devil himself, he could not escape us here," said the other, with an accent of vindictive passion. Confessions Of Con Cregan|Charles James Lever We should only expose ourselves to the vindictive spirit of the Jacobins without aiding the cause of our devoted friends.' The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete|Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe His face quivered and immediately assumed a vindictive expression. War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy
British Dictionary definitions for vindictive
adjectivedisposed 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 vindictivevindictively, adverbvindictiveness, nounWord Origin for vindictiveC17: from Latin vindicta revenge, from vindicāre to vindicate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vindictivevengeful, resentful, ruthless, malicious, spiteful, cruel, unforgiving, merciless, retaliatory, grim, implacable, malignant, relentless, unrelenting, venomous, rancorous, avenging, grudging |