Both Uses of
vindictive
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- She roused up, now, with a vindictive cast in her eye, and gave her plaited tails a shake and said she knew what SHE'D do.†
Chpt 18 *
- As the great day approached, all the tyranny that was in him came to the surface; he seemed to take a vindictive pleasure in punishing the least shortcomings.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(vindictive) desirous of seeking revenge or wanting to hurt someone