All 3 Uses of
vindictive
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'No!' returned Bray, urged by a vindictive impulse he could not repress.†
Chpt 47 *
- Thus they rejoined their friends: each with causes of dislike against the other rankling in his breast: and the young man haunted, besides, with thoughts of the vindictive retaliation which was threatened against Nicholas, and the determination to prevent it by some strong step, if possible.†
Chpt 50
- That, once suspecting the existence of a conspiracy, they had no difficulty in tracing back its origin to the malice of Ralph, and the vindictiveness and avarice of Squeers.†
Chpt 59
Definition:
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(vindictive) desirous of seeking revenge or wanting to hurt someone