VINDICTIVE

despiteful, spiteful, vindictive

(adjective) 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”

revengeful, vindictive, vengeful

(adjective) disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; “more vindictive than jealous love”- Shakespeare; “punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature”- M.R.Cohen

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

vindictive (comparative more vindictive, superlative most vindictive)

Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.

(obsolete) punitive

Synonyms

• vengeful, revengeful, nasty

• See also vengeful

Source: Wiktionary

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Vin*dic"tive, a. Etym: [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. Vindicative.]

1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. Dryden.

2. Punitive. [Obs.] Vindictive damages. (Law) See under Damage, n.

– Vin*dic"tive*ly, adv.

– Vin*dic"tive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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