vindicatress (vindikatres)

[ Vindictive persons live the life of witches, who, as they are mischievous, so end they unfortunate. Bacon, Revenge (ed. 1887). 2. Punitive; pertaining to or serving as punishment. tance. This doctrine of a death-bed repentance is inconsistent. with all the vindictive and punitive parts of repenJer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 188. Vindictive damages. Same as exemplary damages (which see, under damage ). = Syn. 1. Vindictive is stronger than spiteful or resentful , and weaker than revengeful . vindictively (vin-dik'tiv-li), adv . In a vindictive manner; by way of revenge; revengefully. The state vindictivene (vin-dik'tiv-nes), n. or character of being vindictive; revengeful spirit; revengefulne .