Vindictive definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary VINDIC'TIVE, a. Revengeful; given to revenge. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. WordNet (r) 3.0 ... 1: disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen [syn: revengeful, vindictive, vengeful] 2: showing malicious ill will and a desire to ... by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" [syn: despiteful, ...
Vindictive damages definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Vindictive Vin*dic"tive, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta ... to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. --Dryden. 2. Punitive. [Obs.] Vindictive damages. (Law) See under Damage, n. -- Vin*dic"tive*ly ... violation of a right where no actual loss has accrued. Vindictive damages, those given specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer ...
... malicious; wreaking revenge. If thy revengeful heart cannot forgive. 2. Vindictive; inflicting punishment. May my hands never brandish more revengeful steel ... 1: disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen [syn: revengeful, vindictive, vengeful] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1570 full of or ... Re*venge"ful, a. Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious; revenging; wreaking revenge. If thy revengeful heart can not ... May my hands . . . Never brandish more revengeful steel. --Shak. Syn: Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious. -- Re*venge"ful*ly, adv. -- Re* ...
... revengefully. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in a vindictive, revengeful manner; "he plotted vindictively against his former superiors" [syn: revengefully, vengefully, vindictively] Merriam Webster's adverb see vindictive Webster's 1913 Dictionary Vindictive Vin*dic"tive, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta ... to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. --Dryden. 2. Punitive. [Obs.] Vindictive damages. (Law) See under Damage, n. -- Vin*dic"tive*ly ...
... for revenge [syn: vindictiveness, vengefulness] Merriam Webster's noun see vindictive Webster's 1913 Dictionary Vindictive Vin*dic"tive, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta ... to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. --Dryden. 2. Punitive. [Obs.] Vindictive damages. (Law) See under Damage, n. -- Vin*dic"tive*ly ... Vin*dic"tive*ness, n. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see vindictive
... 1. Tending to vindicate. 2. Revengeful. [This is now generally vindictive.] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1521 1. obsolete vindictive, vengeful 2. archaic punitive Webster's 1913 Dictionary Vindicative Vin"di*ca*tive (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. vindicatif. Cf. Vindictive.] 1. Tending to vindicate; vindicating; as, a vindicative policy. 2. Revengeful; vindictive. [Obs.] Vindicative persons live the life of witches, who, as ...
... revenge. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in a vindictive, revengeful manner; "he plotted vindictively against his former superiors" [syn ... Re*venge"ful, a. Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious; revenging; wreaking revenge. If thy revengeful heart can not ... May my hands . . . Never brandish more revengeful steel. --Shak. Syn: Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious. -- Re*venge"ful*ly, adv. -- Re*venge ...
... ire of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit; rage and fury are distempers of the soul to ... far as it may seem to imply selfish, malicious or vindictive personal feeling. The anger of God is the response of ... axe enjoined to put away the feeling of self-regarding, vindictive anger (Eph 4:31; Col 3:8), and to cherish ...
... by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" [syn: despiteful, spiteful, vindictive] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 15th century filled with or ... sore, spleeny, splenetic, testy, ugly, unforgiving, unfriendly, vengeful, venomous, vicious, vindictive, virulent, vitriolic, waspish, wicked
... To come to; to reach; to attain to. The god vindictive doom'd them never more, Ah men unbless'd! to ... To come to; to reach; to attain to. The god, vindictive, doomed them never more- Ah, men unblessed! -- to touch their ...
... Re*venge"ful, a. Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious; revenging; wreaking revenge. If thy revengeful heart can not ... May my hands . . . Never brandish more revengeful steel. --Shak. Syn: Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious. -- Re*venge"ful*ly, adv. -- Re*venge ...
... by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" [syn: despiteful, spiteful, vindictive] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 15th century expressing malice or ...