/ vɪnˈdɪktɪv; NAmE / adjective
trying to harm or upset sb, or showing that you want to, because you think that they have harmed you
SYN spiteful :
He accused her of being vindictive.
a vindictive comment
► vin·dic·tive·ly adverb
► vin·dic·tive·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin vindicta vengeance + -ive .