vin·dic·tive

[vin-dik-tiv]
adjective
1.
disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person.
2.
proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit: vindictive rumors.

Origin:
1610–20; < Latin vindict(a) vengeance + -ive

vin·dic·tive·ly, adverb
vin·dic·tive·ness, noun
un·vin·dic·tive, adjective
un·vin·dic·tive·ly, adverb
un·vin·dic·tive·ness, noun

vindicatory, vindictive.


1. unforgiving. See spiteful.


1. forgiving.
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vindictive (vɪnˈdɪktɪv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  disposed to seek vengeance
2.  characterized by spite or rancour
3.  English law (of damages) in excess of the compensation due to the plaintiff and imposed in punishment of the defendant
 
[C17: from Latin vindicta revenge, from vindicāre to vindicate]
 
vin'dictively
 
adv
 
vin'dictiveness
 
n

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vindictive
1610s, from L. vindicta "revenge" (see vindication). Related: Vindictively.
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Second, you indicate that you believe the requester has some kind of a
  vindictive or malicious motive.
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It all seemed unsportsmanlike, petty, and vindictive.
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