Definitions for vindictive
vɪnˈdɪk tɪvvin·dic·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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,.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. W. Somerset Maugham:

   It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Cyril Ramaphosa:

   In death, she has demonstrated that our many differences along political party and racial lines and the numerous disputes we may have are eclipsed by our shared desire to follow her lead in building a just, equitable and caring society, loudly and without apology, she spoke truth to power. It was those in power who, insecure and fearful, visited upon her the most vindictive and callous retribution. Yet, through everything, she endured. They could not break her. They could not silence her.

5. Justin Pidot:

   The statute is written in overbroad terms and could apply to circumstances that we cannot envision, you can imagine a circumstance where a local sheriff might enforce it in order to be vindictive against an enemy, for example.

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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
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vindictive