vindictive

[US]/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
[UK]/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. showing malice or spiteful desire for revenge, harboring resentment.

Example Sentences

the criticism was both vindictive and personalized.

I have no vindictive feelings about it.

I don’t like Kevin—he’s got a nasty vindictive streak in him.

If Apple didn't have such a vindictive history against buttons, it would be easy to write off the new "buttonless" Shuffle as a marketing ploy.

She is known for her vindictive nature.

He harbored a vindictive grudge against his former boss.

The vindictive comments hurt her deeply.

Her vindictive behavior alienated many of her friends.

He unleashed a vindictive attack on his critics.

The vindictive gossip spread quickly through the office.

She plotted a vindictive scheme to ruin her rival's reputation.

His vindictive attitude made it difficult for him to maintain friendships.

The vindictive tone of his email was evident to everyone who read it.

She couldn't help but feel a twinge of vindictive satisfaction when her rival failed.

Real-world Examples

Dad always said that you were vindictive.

Source: Deadly Women

Shut up, Morty, you vindictive little turd!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

You know, taking away my access to our account, that's just vindictive.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

" My mother is not vindictive, " said Clym, his colour faintly rising.

Source: Returning Home

You'd be that vindictive? Destroy the one thing I love out of spite?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

No, I'm not a vindictive woman, Mr. Caudle: nobody ever called me that but you.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

I was petty and vindictive, and I will find someone else to look after the dog.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Harry felt a kind of vindictive pleasure; he had not, of course, dreamed anything of the sort.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

You take our timeshare in Aspen, and I'm vindictive? Come on. You'll hardly ever use that place.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

" But left some vindictive feeling, perhaps" .

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

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