vindictively
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vin·dic·tive
(vĭn-dĭk′tĭv)adj.
1. Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful.
2. Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful.
[From Latin vindicta, vengeance, from vindex, vindic-, surety, avenger; see vindicate.]
vin·dic′tive·ly adv.
vin·dic′tive·ness n.
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vindictively
[vɪnˈdɪktɪvlɪ] ADV (= vengefully) → vengativamente, con afán de venganza; (= unforgivingly) → con rencor, rencorosamenteCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
vindictively
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