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What does vindictive mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word vindictive? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
  2. (obsolete) punitive
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He was self-willed, obstinate, aggressive, vindictive, beset by feelings of inferiority, and yet firmly convinced of his own abilities.
The fact that McCain had been portrayed by a home state newspaper as a vindictive philanderer with a volcanic temper only adds zest.
I truly did not appreciate the breadth and depth of the vindictive power of his unholiness.
It is often vindictive, lying, erroneous, deceitful, baseless, and devoid of any fact.
Not just a grudge, but a hateful, vindictive, nasty bitterness that I didn't even know existed until this person's name was brought up.
I'm not vindictive and I don't wish any ill health on him, but he has to serve the time.

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