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vin⋅dic⋅tive
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tɪv
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–adjective
1.
disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful:
a vindictive person.
2.
proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit:
vindictive rumors.
Origin:
1610–20;
< L
vindict
(
a
) vengeance +
-ive
Related forms:
vin⋅dic⋅tive⋅ly,
adverb
vin⋅dic⋅tive⋅ness,
noun
Synonyms:
1.
unforgiving.
See
spiteful.
Antonyms:
1.
forgiving.
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vindictive
1616, from L.
vindicta
"revenge" (see
vindication
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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