revengeful

English

Etymology

From revenge +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒfʊl/

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Adjective

revengeful (comparative more revengeful, superlative most revengeful)

1. Vengeful, vindictive. [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vengeful

   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     the baser mind it selfe displayes / In cancred malice and revengefull spight […].

Derived terms

• revengefully
• revengefulness