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vindictive

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vin⋅dic⋅tive

  [vin-dik-tiv]
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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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vin·dic·tive   (vĭn-dĭk'tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful.

  2. Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful.


[From Latin vindicta, vengeance, from vindex, vindic-, surety, avenger; see vindicate.]
vin·dic'tive·ly adv., vin·dic'tive·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

vindictive 
1616, from L. vindicta "revenge" (see vindication).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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