vengeful

[ venj-fuhl ]

/ ˈvɛndʒ fəl /

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adjective

desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive: a vengeful attitude.

characterized by or showing a vindictive spirit: vengeful intentions.

serving to inflict vengeance: a vengeful killing.

Origin of vengeful

First recorded in 1580–90; shortened form of revengeful

SYNONYMS FOR vengeful

1 revengeful, spiteful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM vengeful

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

Words nearby vengeful

venezia tridentina, venezuela, venezuelan, venge, vengeance, vengeful, veni, vidi, vici, veni-, venial, venial sin, venice

Example sentences from the Web for vengeful

So, better an angry, vengeful, mean God, who punishes a nation because some in it are having sex, than no God at all.

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Those who claim to speak for a vengeful Allah take great delight in smashing idols wherever and whenever they can get to them.

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Indeed, once the fire-engine house was taken, everybody seemed impressed by John Brown, rather than infuriated or vengeful.

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This is part the judgmental aestheticism of my mother hovering in my consciousness like a vengeful Jewish Yoda.

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He tried to expostulate in a dazed way, realizing that for once the department was working with a vengeful promptness.

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"Well, a good hiding would do Hilary a world of good," he added in a vengeful tone.

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We are by nature kind and generous; only vengeful when insulted, only cruel when affronted.

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And as he watched he gave way to mutterings of a vengeful nature.

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In the light which fell upon him I saw that his face had assumed an angry, vengeful look, and that his gloved hands were clenched.

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British Dictionary definitions for vengeful

vengeful

/ (ˈvɛndʒfʊl) /

adjective

desiring revenge; vindictive

characterized by or indicating a desire for revenge a vengeful glance

inflicting or taking revenge with vengeful blows

Derived forms of vengeful

vengefully, adverb vengefulness, noun

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