vindictive
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Beattie told The Nolan Show he thought Burrows was "vindictive" and it was a "vindictive manner" to tell him that he was "going to reopen a historical case from four years ago".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It’s a great field to cover, because there are a lot of vindictive personalities, and they’re all constantly fighting with each other.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
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
He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew too well.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing vindictive
The Crucible
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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Grade 9, List 4
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