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vindictive
English
Etymology
From Latin vindicta (“vengeance”), from vindico (“claim, vindicate”), from vindex (“defender”), +? -ive.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /v?n?d?k.t?v/
- Rhymes: -?kt?v
Adjective
vindictive (comparative more vindictive, superlative most vindictive)
- Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
- (obsolete) punitive
Synonyms
- vengeful, revengeful, nasty
- See also Thesaurus:vengeful
Derived terms
- vindictively
- vindictiveness
Related terms
- vindicate
- vindication
- vindicator
Translations
Further reading
- vindictive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vindictive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- vindictive at OneLook Dictionary Search
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insulting
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?s?lt??/
Adjective
insulting (comparative more insulting, superlative most insulting)
- Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
Derived terms
- insultingly
Translations
Verb
insulting
- present participle of insult
Noun
insulting (plural insultings)
- The act of giving insult.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of a Peacable Temper and Carriage (sermon)
- grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction
- 1689, Thomas Smith, diary
- Many were the outragings and insultings of the Indians upon the English while Sir Edmund Andros was Governor.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of a Peacable Temper and Carriage (sermon)
Anagrams
- unlisting
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