VINDICTIVE

Meaning of VINDICTIVE in English

[adjective] - having or showing a desire to harm someone because you think that they have harmed you; unwilling to forgiveDon't take any notice of what Sarah says - she's just being vindictive.In the film 'Cape Fear', a lawyer's family is threatened by a vindictive former prisoner.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

VINDICTIVE — adjective Etymology: Latin vindicta revenge, vindication, from vindicare Date: 15th century 1. disposed to seek revenge ; vengeful , intended …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VINDICTIVE — (ˈ)vin|diktiv, -tēv also -təv adjective Etymology: Latin vindicta revenge, vindication (from vindicare to defend, avenge) + English -ive 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — (a.) Punitive.
Английский словарь Webster
VINDICTIVE — (a.) Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful.
Английский словарь Webster
VINDICTIVE — ( a. ) Punitive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — ( a. ) Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — — vindictively , adv. — vindictiveness , n. /vin dik"tiv/ , adj. 1. disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — adj. spiteful; revengeful; of an overly harsh punishment given to a defendant in order to compensate the victim of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VINDICTIVE — adjective Etymology: Latin vindicta revenge, vindication, from vindicare Date: 15th century 1. a. : disposed to seek revenge : vengeful …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VINDICTIVE — adj punitive. 2. vindictive ·adj disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful.
Webster English vocab
VINDICTIVE — [ vɪn'dɪktɪv ] ■ adjective having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VINDICTIVE — vindictive BrE AmE vɪn ˈdɪkt ɪv ▷ vindictive|ly li ▷ vindictive|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — / vɪnˈdɪktɪv; NAmE / adjective trying to harm or upset sb, or showing that you want to, because you think …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — vin ‧ dic ‧ tive /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: vindicta 'revenge' , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VINDICTIVE — adj. 1 tending to seek revenge. 2 spiteful. vindictive damages Law damages exceeding simple compensation and awarded to punish the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — adj.1 tending to seek revenge. 2 spiteful. Phrases and idioms: vindictive damages Law damages exceeding simple compensation and awarded to …
Oxford English vocab
VINDICTIVE — If you say that someone is vindictive , you are critical of them because they deliberately try to upset or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "I'll pay her back for this.'' "Don't be so vindictive . It doesn't help …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VINDICTIVE — adj. Function: adjective showing or motivated by a desire for vengeance FF1C; vindictive hatred for his brother FF1E; Synonyms: revengeful, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
VINDICTIVE — adjective showing or motivated by a desire for vengeance vindictive hatred for his brother Synonyms: revengeful, vengeful, wreakful Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
VINDICTIVE — adj. avenging, vengeful, vindicatory, revengeful, retaliatory, spiteful, unforgiving, splenetic, resentful, rancorous, implacable She later turned vindictive, attacking everyone for real …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VINDICTIVE — прил. 1) мстительный Syn : revengeful, malevolent, malicious, mean, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, splenetic, venomous Ant : benevolent, friendly, generous, genial, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VINDICTIVE — vindictive.ogg vınʹdıktıv a 1. мстительный 2. редк. карательный; карающий vindictive punishment - возмездие vindictive deities - боги-мстители 3. злопамятный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
VINDICTIVE — a 1. мстительный 2. редк. карательный; карающий vindictive punishment - возмездие vindictive deities - боги-мстители 3. злопамятный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VINDICTIVE — прил. 1) мстительный Syn: revengeful , malevolent , malicious , mean , rancorous , resentful , spiteful , splenetic , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
VINDICTIVE — прил. 1) мстительный Syn: revengeful, malevolent, malicious, mean, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, splenetic, venomous Ant: benevolent, friendly, generous, genial, gracious, humane, kind, well-meaning 2) редк. карательный, карающий vindictive …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
VINDICTIVE — _a. 1> мстительный 2> _редк. карательный - vindictive damages _Syn: malevolent, malicious, mean, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, splenetic, venomous _Ant: benevolent, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
VINDICTIVE — a. 1. мстительный 2. редк. карательный - vindictive damages Syn: malevolent, malicious, mean, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, splenetic, venomous Ant: benevolent, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
VINDICTIVE — _a. 1> мстительный 2> _редк. карательный; vindictive damages _юр. штраф
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
VINDICTIVE — прил. 1) мстительный Syn : revengeful, malevolent, malicious, mean, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, splenetic, venomous Ant : benevolent, friendly, generous, genial, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
VINDICTIVE — adj. Pronunciation: vin- ' dik-tiv Function: adjective Etymology: Latin vindicta revenge, vindication, from vindicare Date: 15th century 1 a : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — [vin.dic.tive] adj [L vindicta revenge, vindication, fr. vindicare] (1616) 1 a: disposed to seek revenge: vengeful b: intended for or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VINDICTIVE — adj. 1 tending to seek revenge. 2 spiteful. øvindictive damages Law damages exceeding simple compensation and awarded to punish the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VINDICTIVE — If you say that someone is ~, you are critical of them because they deliberately try to upset or cause …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VINDICTIVE — a. Revengeful, unforgiving, unrelenting, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent, malicious, malignant, spiteful.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
VINDICTIVE — See ↑ CRUEL 3
Longman Activator English vocab
VINDICTIVE — adj. 25B6; adjective VENGEFUL, revengeful, unforgiving, resentful, acrimonious, bitter; spiteful, mean, rancorous, venomous, malicious, malevolent, nasty, cruel, unkind; informal catty. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
VINDICTIVE — adj. ~ of (that was ~ of him)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
VINDICTIVE — Мстительный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VINDICTIVE — мстительный rare карательный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
VINDICTIVE — (a) злопамятный; карательный; карающий; мстительный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
VINDICTIVE — a 1. мстительный 2. редк. карательный; карающий ~ punishment - возмездие ~ deities - боги-мстители 3. злопамятный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
VINDICTIVE — adj. мстительный, карательный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
VINDICTIVE — adj. мстительный, карательный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
VINDICTIVE — мстительный rare карательный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
VINDICTIVE — Мстительный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
VINDICTIVE — [adj.] 1) мстительный 2) [редк.] карательный, карающий ~ punishment возмездие ~ deities боги-мстители ~ damages [юр.] денежное возмещение, взыскиваемое с …
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — a 1) мстительный; 2) редк. карательный, карающий; ~ punishment возмездие; ~ deities боги-мстители; ~ damages юр. денежное возмещение, взыскиваемое с …
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
VINDICTIVE — мстительный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — карательный, мстительный
English-Russian vocab
VINDICTIVE — злопамятный, карательный, карающий, мстительный
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
VINDICTIVE — мстительный
Англо-Русский словарь

Cambridge English vocab

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