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Vengeful — Venge ful, a. Vindictive; retributive; revengeful. Vengeful ire. Milton. {Venge ful*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vengeful — 1580s, from obsolete VENGE (Cf. venge) take revenge + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Vengefully; vengefulness … Etymology dictionary
vengeful — *vindictive, revengeful Analogous words: rancorous, inimical, hostile, antagonistic (see corresponding nouns at ENMITY): malevolent, spiteful, *malicious, malignant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vengeful — [adj] retaliating; hating antagonistic, avenging, hostile, implacable, inimical, punitive, rancorous, relentless, retaliatory, revengeful, spiteful, unforgiving, vindictive; concepts 401,542 Ant. condoning, forgiving, liking, pardoning … New thesaurus
vengeful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury. DERIVATIVES vengefully adverb vengefulness noun … English terms dictionary
vengeful — [venj′fəl] adj. [obs. venge, vengeance < venge, to avenge < ME vengen < OFr venger (see VENGEANCE) + FUL] 1. desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive 2. arising from a desire for vengeance: said of actions or behavior 3. serving to… … English World dictionary
vengeful — vengefully, adv. vengefulness, n. /venj feuhl/, adj. 1. desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive: a vengeful attitude. 2. characterized by or showing a vindictive spirit: vengeful intentions. 3. serving to inflict vengeance: a vengeful killing.… … Universalium
vengeful — [[t]ve̱nʤfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as vengeful, you are critical of them because they feel a great desire for revenge. He was stabbed to death by his vengeful wife... He did not think he was any more cruel, any… … English dictionary
vengeful — adjective /ˈvenʒ.fəl/ Vindictive or wanting vengeance. His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors. See Also: avenge, vengeance … Wiktionary
vengeful — venge|ful [ˈvendʒfəl] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: venge vengeance (16 17 centuries), from venge to avenge (13 20 centuries), from Old French venger; VENGEANCE] very eager to punish someone who has done something bad ▪ a vengeful god … Dictionary of contemporary English
