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   Vin·dic·tive

   /vinˈdiktiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge: "the criticism was both vindictive and personalized"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin vindicta ‘vengeance’ + -ive.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vindictively adverb
   • 2. vindictiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

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