About The Word Vindictive
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Vindictive
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What's The Definition Of Vindictive?
[adj] showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
[adj] disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen Synonyms | Synonyms for Vindictive: despiteful | malicious | revengeful | spiteful | unforgiving | vengeful Related Terms | Find terms related to Vindictive: See Also | Vindictive In Webster's Dictionary \Vin*dic"tive\, a. [For vindicative, confused with L.
vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf.
{Vindicative}.]
1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge;
revengeful.
I am vindictive enough to repel force by force.
--Dryden.
2. Punitive. [Obs.]
{Vindictive damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}, n. --
{Vin*dic"tive*ly}, adv. -- {Vin*dic"tive*ness}, n.
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