vindictive
adjective
[ vɪnˈdɪktɪv ]
• having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.
• "the criticism was both vindictive and personalized"
Similar:
vengeful,
out for revenge,
revengeful,
avenging,
unforgiving,
grudge-bearing,
resentful,
ill-disposed,
implacable,
unrelenting,
acrimonious,
bitter,
spiteful,
mean,
mean-spirited,
rancorous,
venomous,
poisonous,
malicious,
malevolent,
malignant,
malign,
evil,
evil-intentioned,
nasty,
cruel,
unkind,
ill-natured,
baleful,
catty,
bitchy,
malefic,
maleficent,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin vindicta ‘vengeance’ + -ive.
