vindictive

  • (s) disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
    • more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare
    • "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen
    revengeful, vengeful,
  • (s) showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
    • a despiteful fiend
    • a truly spiteful child
    • a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
    despiteful, spiteful,

Synonyms

revengeful vengeful despiteful spiteful

Words of close approximity

vindictively vindictiveness