Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vindictive

/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: vin-dic-tive
IPA: /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Lord Avonleigh was an angry rather than a vindictive man. Vindictiveness requires more energy of character than he possessed. Indeed, it may be questioned whether he would of himself have taken the violent measures of the preceding evening."
"The vindictive mockery in her voice made his brain quiver."
"The victors will exact vindictive penalties and the losers of course will undertake to pay, but none of them realizes that money is going to do the most extraordinary things to them when they begin upon that."

Etymology

From Latin vindicta (“vengeance”) + -ive. Contrast Latin vindicātīvus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vindicta

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/
British English: /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more vindictive (comparative) most vindictive (superlative)

Derived Forms

unvindictive vindictively vindictiveness vindictivity

Phrases

vindictive protectiveness

Frequently Paired Words

vindicate vindication vindicator

Synonyms

vengeful revengeful nasty avengeful pluckcrow vengeable vengesome vindical vindictive wreakful punishing punitory

Rhymes With

addictive restrictive predictive fictive constrictive conflictive magnetostrictive afflictive inflictive retrodictive interdictive

Questions

How do you pronounce vindictive?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/.
What does vindictive mean?: Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
Where does vindictive come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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