re·venge·ful

(rĭ-vĕnj′fəl)

adj.

Full of or given to revenge.

re·venge′ful·ly adv.

re·venge′ful·ness n.

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revengeful

(rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl)

adj

full of or characterized by desire for vengeance; vindictive

reˈvengefully adv

reˈvengefulness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

re•venge•ful

(rɪˈvɛndʒ fəl)

adj.

determined to have revenge; vindictive.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

revengeful - disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen

vengeful, vindictive

unforgiving - unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy; "a surly unforgiving old woman"

revengeful

adjective

Disposed to seek revenge:

spiteful, vengeful, vindictive.

Translations

vendicativo

revengeful

[rɪˈvendʒfʊl] ADJ → vengativo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

revengeful

[rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl] adj → vengeur/eresse, vindicatif/ive

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

revengeful

adj → rachsüchtig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

revengeful

[rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl] adj → vendicativo/a

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All the air round was so thick and dark, the people were so passionately revengeful and fitful, the innocent were so constantly put to death on vague suspicion and black malice, it was so impossible to forget that many as blameless as her husband and as dear to others as he was to her, every day shared the fate from which he had been clutched, that her heart could not be as lightened of its load as she felt it ought to be.

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