| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | vin·dic·tive |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v n-dk tv |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful. 2. Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin vindicta, vengeance, from vindex, vindic-, surety, avenger. See vindicate. | | OTHER FORMS: | vin·dictive·ly —ADVERB
vin·dictive·ness —NOUN
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