trying to harm or upset someone, or showing that you want to, because you think that they have harmed you synonym spiteful He accused her of being vindictive. a vindictive comment
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adverb “It serves them right,” he thought vindictively.
noun [uncountable]See vindictive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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