Definitions for vindictive
vɪnˈdɪk tɪvvin·dic·tive

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1. revengeful, vindictive, vengefuladjective

   disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

   "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen

2. despiteful, spiteful, vindictiveadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vindictiveadjective

   Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged.

2. Etymology: From vindicta, from vindico, from vindex,.

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1. vindictive

   Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Primitive justice or retributive justice is often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice and divine judgment.

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1. vindictive

   Vindictive refers to having a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge; it describes a person who seeks to harm or punish someone in retaliation for a perceived wrongdoing. It reflects a spiteful or unforgiving character, characterized by a tendency to retaliate or get even.

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1. Vindictiveadjective

   disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful

2. Vindictiveadjective

   punitive

3. Etymology: [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. Vindicative.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vindictive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vindictive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of vindictive in a Sentence

1. Karen Friedman Agnifilo:

   [ Merchan ] does n’t let the prosecutors or the defendants create any issues in Judge Merchan courtroom. Judge Merchan does n’t let a media circus or any other kind of circus happen. I do n’t think Donald Trump attacking Donald Trump and threatening Donald Trump is going to bode very well for Donald Trump in the courtroom, the judge is the kind of judge where he will ignore it and not hold it against Donald Trump. He’s not vindictive in any way like that.

2. New York-baseddefense attorney Lance Fletcher:

   Vindictive does not equal vindication and never will. to me, this motion seems like a good idea because it will not hurt Gawker to make it at this point but it probably won't succeed because it is difficult to overturn are jury verdict and it is unclear how relevant the additional tapes would have been.

3. Adam Schiff:

   What may be personal, though, and I think I have to be very candid about this, is I made the argument that it's going to require moral courage to stand up to this President, and this is a wrathful and vindictive president.

4. Andrea Ramsey:

   In its rush to claim the high ground in our roiling national conversation about harassment, the Democratic Party has implemented a zero-tolerance standard, for me, that means a vindictive, terminated employee’s false allegations are enough for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to decide not to support our promising campaign. We are in a national moment where rough justice stands in place of careful analysis, nuance and due process.

5. Ched Evans:

   It has been claimed that those using social media in an abusive and vindictive way towards this woman are supporters of mine, i wish to make it clear that these people are not my supporters, and I condemn their actions entirely and will continue to do so.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vindictive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vindictive
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindictive
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vindictive