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vengeful(dictionary)

vengeful (iou)



vengeful adjective. L16.
[from VENGE + -FUL, after revengeful.]
Of a person: wanting or inclined to take vengeance; vindictive. L16.
Newsweek They find some of his young outriders unruly, undisciplined and vengeful.
b. Of a weapon, hand, etc.: used to inflict vengeance. poet. L16.
Shakespeare 2 Henry VI But here's a vengeful sword, rusted with ease.
Of an action etc.: characterized or prompted by vengeance. M17.
vengefully adverb M19.
vengefulness noun E18.