All 3 Uses
vindictive
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A Death in the Family
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- She broke from him and with an almost vindictive sense of violation sat heavily at the edge of the bed, just where it was turned down, next the plumped pillows.†
Chpt 10 *
- In a light, vindictive voice he told them, "He says it was just a chance in a million.†
Chpt 11
- "And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil, and here their mother left her hands where they dwelt with her children, but bowed her head: "For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, she said with almost vindictive certitude, "forever and ever.†
Chpt 18
Definitions:
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(vindictive) desirous of seeking revenge or wanting to hurt someone
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Legal term: In some states, vindictive damages is synonymous with punitive damages.