vindictive


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Synonyms for vindictive

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Synonyms for vindictive

disposed to seek revenge

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Synonyms for vindictive

disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

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showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt

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He said PPP did not oppose accountability, rather it did not accept vindictive actions.
They warned the government to immediately stop vindictive actions otherwise PPP workers would take to the roads.
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He said that the claim by Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar that he owns two flats in London is "utterly false, vindictive and part of the ongoing campaign against him, and challenged him to publicly share details of the flats that he claims to have found.
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris on Monday refuted claims that the government would take vindictive measures against striking teachers, but stressed it plans on finding ways to best tackle the issue by protecting the rights of pupils.
Dr Mahathir was responding to allegations by Najib's daughter Nooryana Najwa and firmly stated that there's no need for the Pakatan Harapan government to behave in a vindictive manner.
Lily James is luminous as our heroine Ella, consigned to the kitchen by her vindictive stepmother Lady Tremaine (Cate Blanchett) and brattish stepsisters.
A diversion was planned involving the cruiser HMS Vindictive, which would use grappling hooks and 14 hinged ramps to drop 200 Bluejacket sailors and 700 Royal Marines for an attack on the German gun positions along the heavily defended Zeebrugge Mole, a mile and a half-long curved sea wall.