vindicatif
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vindicatif is spelled V-I-N-D-I-C-A-T-I-F (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 51,352nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vindicatif is a French adjective meaning “vindictive, vengeful (having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui aime à se venger, qui est particulièrement porté sur la vengeance, la rancune, la hargne”.
What does vindicatif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
vindictive, vengeful (having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui aime à se venger, qui est particulièrement porté sur la vengeance, la rancune, la hargne. 2. Qualifie la justice qui châtie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vindicatif
- vindicative feminine
- vindicatifs masculine plural
- vindicatives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vindicatif?
- /vɛ̃.di.ka.tif/
- \vɛ̃.di.ka.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vindicatif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vindicatif in French?
vindicatif appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).