revengeful

[ ri-venj-fuhl ]

/ rɪˈvɛndʒ fəl /

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adjective

determined to have revenge; vindictive.

Origin of revengeful

First recorded in 1580–90; revenge + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR revengeful

malevolent, malicious, malignant. See spiteful.

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ANTONYMS FOR revengeful

forgiving.

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OTHER WORDS FROM revengeful

re·venge·ful·ly, adverb re·venge·ful·ness, noun un·re·venge·ful, adjective un·re·venge·ful·ly, adverb

un·re·venge·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby revengeful

revelry, revels, revenant, revenge, revenge porn, revengeful, revenue, revenue agent, revenue bond, revenue cutter, revenue enhancement

Example sentences from the Web for revengeful

The revengeful way-path rocks had bitten into his inflamed knees.

The Red Debt |Everett MacDonald
As in 1809 a revengeful and unscrupulous woman had succeeded in Caroline of Brunswick.

English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. |Graham Everitt
Their ignorance, their malice, their misguided and revengeful zeal excited only pity in his breast.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
But thou hast overcome thy pride and ambition, thy jealous and revengeful spirit.

A Life of St. John for the Young |George Ludington Weed

The story of Lexington had already spread far and wide and, full of revengeful fury, the minute-men hastened to the scene.

Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) |Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for revengeful

revengeful

/ (rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl) /

adjective

full of or characterized by desire for vengeance; vindictive

Derived forms of revengeful

revengefully, adverb revengefulness, noun

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revengeful

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adjective

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revengeful

adjective

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