vengeful
1Vengeful — Venge ful, a. Vindictive; retributive; revengeful. Vengeful ire. Milton. {Venge ful*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
2vengeful — index resentful, ruthless, vindictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3vengeful — 1580s, from obsolete VENGE (Cf. venge) take revenge + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Vengefully; vengefulness …
4vengeful — *vindictive, revengeful Analogous words: rancorous, inimical, hostile, antagonistic (see corresponding nouns at ENMITY): malevolent, spiteful, *malicious, malignant …
5vengeful — [adj] retaliating; hating antagonistic, avenging, hostile, implacable, inimical, punitive, rancorous, relentless, retaliatory, revengeful, spiteful, unforgiving, vindictive; concepts 401,542 Ant. condoning, forgiving, liking, pardoning …
6vengeful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury. DERIVATIVES vengefully adverb vengefulness noun …
7vengeful — [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… …
8vengeful — 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.… …
9vengeful — [[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… …
10vengeful — 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 …
