vindictive

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All would be lost, however, without Mays’ quicksilver brilliance — the way he can shift from savage irony to vindictive rage to godless despair in the space of a line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Human Rights Watch called the verdict "cruel and vindictive", as well as an "alarming act of collective punishment".

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

“Saks launched a vindictive and unlawful scheme to destroy Kwatra’s reputation,” the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

"In my mind it could only be seen as punishment for me and a vindictive move on her part", he said.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

“Sir,” I interrupted him, “you are inexorable for that unfortunate lady: you speak of her with hate—with vindictive antipathy. It is cruel—she cannot help being mad.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë