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单词 vindictive
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vin•dic•tive /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. eager for revenge;
    vengeful:a vindictive loser.
vin•dic•tive•ly, adv. 
vin•dic•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vin•dic•tive  (vin diktiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. disposed or inclined to revenge;
    vengeful:a vindictive person.
  2. proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit:vindictive rumors.
  • Latin vindict(a) vengeance + -ive
  • 1610–20
vin•dictive•ly, adv. 
vin•dictive•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unforgiving. See spiteful. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forgiving.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vindictive /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/ adj
  1. disposed to seek vengeance
  2. characterized by spite or rancour
  3. (of damages) in excess of the compensation due to the plaintiff and imposed in punishment of the defendant
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin vindicta revenge, from vindicāre to vindicate

vinˈdictively adv vinˈdictiveness n
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