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- Dictionaryvenge·ful/ˈvenjfəl/
adjective
- 1. seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury: "a vengeful ex-con"
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VENGEFUL definition: 1. expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends: 2…. Learn more.
: seeking to avenge. b. : serving to gain vengeance. vengefully. ˈvenj-fə-lē. adverb. vengefulness noun. Synonyms. revengeful. vindictive. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of vengeful in a Sentence. The robbery was committed by a vengeful former employee. The fire was a vengeful act of destruction. Recent Examples on the Web.
expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends: She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good. Synonyms. revengeful. vindictive disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Revenge and vengefulness. avenger.
The word vengeful is used to describe the feelings of revenge someone has toward another person or group who has done them wrong in the past. Think about Hamlet or Ben-Hur — those dudes were certainly vengeful.
1. desiring revenge; vindictive. 2. characterized by or indicating a desire for revenge. a vengeful glance. 3. inflicting or taking revenge. with vengeful blows. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of vengeful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. desiring revenge; vindictive. 2. characterized by or indicating a desire for revenge: a vengeful glance. 3. inflicting or taking revenge: with vengeful blows. ˈvengefully adv. ˈvengefulness n.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective vengeful mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective vengeful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
adjective. If you describe someone as vengeful, you are critical of them because they feel a great desire for revenge. [disapproval] He was stabbed to death by his vengeful wife. Synonyms: unforgiving, relentless, avenging, vindictive More Synonyms of vengeful. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Meaning of vengeful – Learner’s Dictionary. vengeful. adjective. formal uk / ˈvendʒf ə l / us. Add to word list. wanting vengeance. (Definition of vengeful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of vengeful. in Chinese (Traditional) 圖謀報復的, 意圖復仇的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 图谋报复的, 意图复仇的… See more.
