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vindictive stresses the unforgiving nature of one who is animated by a desire to get even with another for a wrong or injury vindictive feelings; vengeful and revengeful more directly stress the strong impulsion to action and the actual seeking of vengeance a vengeful, or revengeful, foe; spiteful implies a mean or malicious vindictiveness spiteful gossip
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