vindictively

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Mr Dennis also argued that Lord Hendy should resign from the government because "someone who responds so vindictively… to safety concerns should not be in charge of shaping the rail industry".

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

When Amy says the balloon arch sucks, Holt sadly and vindictively starts popping the balloons one by one with a pen.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023

When they sensed we were about to let them go, they vindictively deleted hundreds of documents in shared folders.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

At the time, his defense lawyer claimed the U.S. targeted Bout vindictively because it was embarrassed that his companies helped deliver goods to American military contractors involved in the war in Iraq.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022

Let him stay that way, the colonel decided vindictively, just to show him who was boss and to safeguard himself against any loss of dignity that might devolve from his acknowledging the omission.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller