vindictive
adjective
- disposed to seek revenge : vengeful
- intended for or involving revenge
- intended to cause anguish or hurt : spiteful
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/
adj
Etymology: From Latin vindicta (“vengeance”) + -ive. Contrast Latin vindicātīvus.
- Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
“Lord Avonleigh was an angry rather than a vindictive man. Vindictiveness requires more energy of character than he possessed. Indeed, it may be questioned whether he would of himself have taken the violent measures of the preceding evening.”
“The vindictive mockery in her voice made his brain quiver.”
- Punitive.