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vindictive
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A Man Named Dave
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Then in a vindictive tone she hissed, "You of all people, you have no right.†
p. 84.2
From the books I was studying on psychology and human development, I could only assume that Mother's drinking, vindictive behavior, and her treatment of me were somehow linked to her past.†
p. 123.7
As a child, I lived with Mother for only twelve years, while my brothers had to endure her vindictiveness until they were at least eighteen.†
p. 131.2 *
Even though the person in front of me was my relative, an elder whom I respected, I truly detested her vindictiveness.†
p. 140.8
In a heartbeat Grandmother's tone changed from utter despair to cold vindictiveness.†
p. 147.4
While someone like my mother, a cold, vindictive person who hated everyone and everything, whose passion seemed to be destroying anything close to her as if it were some kind of sport, lived on while never having to lift a finger.†
p. 180.3
Patsy broke in with a vindictive tone, "Oh, Mr. Perfect, Mr. Control, Mr. Self-righteous—"†
p. 183.7
Her years of vindictiveness had left her a broken and lonely person.†
p. 209.1
Back then I had believed the stabbing would jolt Mother out of her vindictive madness and make her see how insane she had become.†
p. 210.3
I could not help but think if what Mother said was true, she had in turn done the exact same things to me, but for far longer durations and in such obsessive, vindictive ways.†
p. 220.7

Definitions:

(1) (vindictive)
desirous of seeking revenge or wanting to hurt someone
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Legal term: In some states, vindictive damages is synonymous with punitive damages.