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# vindictive

adjective

«vindictive» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Vindictive means wanting to get back at someone and hurt them for a wrong done to you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vindictive/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a vindictive character plots revenge on those who hurt them

### Examples

- The vindictive witch cursed the prince. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vindictive/#x1)
- Her father spoke with a vindictive smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vindictive/#x2)
- Don't be vindictive; forgive him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vindictive/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vindictive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vindictive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vindictive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vindictive.html) on Mova free.