vindictive
/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/vin-DIK-tiv
/vɪnˈdɪktɪv/vin-DIK-tiv
Meaningavenging
Common meaning: vengeful
- vindica champion; to lay claimLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1993 · scan
- tiveadjective ending (Latin -tivus)
Journey through time
- Latinvindex; vindicō‘a champion’
- Englishvindictive‘vengeful’ · today
vindic also in: vindicate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin vindex; vindicō ‘a champion; to lay claim’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vindex, p. 1993 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vindex; vindicō Latin “a champion; to lay claim”
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