Vindictiveness

Vindictive Vin*dic"tive, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. {Vindicative}.] 1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. [1913 Webster]

I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. Punitive. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

{Vindictive damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}, n. [1913 Webster] -- {Vin*dic"tive*ly}, adv. -- {Vin*dic"tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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vindictiveness — index rancor, reprisal, resentment, retribution, revenge, spite, vengeance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
vindictiveness — from VINDICTIVE (Cf. vindictive) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
vindictiveness — vindictive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. DERIVATIVES vindictively adverb vindictiveness noun. ORIGIN from Latin vindicta vengeance … English terms dictionary
vindictiveness — noun see vindictive … New Collegiate Dictionary
vindictiveness — See vindictively. * * * … Universalium
vindictiveness — noun a) The condition of being vindictive b) A malevolent desire for revenge … Wiktionary
vindictiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being vindictive: revenge, spite, spitefulness, vengefulness. See FORGIVENESS … English dictionary for students
vindictiveness — vin dicÂ·tiveÂ·ness || vÉªn dÉªktÉªvnÉªs n. quality of being vindictive; spitefulness … English contemporary dictionary
vindictiveness — vin·dic·tive·ness … English syllables
vindictiveness — See: vindictive … English dictionary

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