All 4 Uses of
vindictive
in
Jane Eyre
- It was strange: a bold, vindictive, and haughty gentleman seemed somehow in the power of one of the meanest of his dependants; so much in her power, that even when she lifted her hand against his life, he dared not openly charge her with the attempt, much less punish her for it.†
p. 181.8
- My disposition is not so bad as you think: I am passionate, but not vindictive.†
p. 276.1 *
- "Sir," I interrupted him, "you are inexorable for that unfortunate lady: you speak of her with hate — with vindictive antipathy.†
p. 347.6
- Not that St. John harboured a spirit of unchristian vindictiveness — not that he would have injured a hair of my head, if it had been fully in his power to do so.†
p. 473.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(vindictive) desirous of seeking revenge or wanting to hurt someone
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Legal term: In some states, vindictive damages is synonymous with punitive damages.