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venge·ful

(vĕnj′fəl)

adj.

1. Desiring vengeance; vindictive: epidemics seen as acts of a vengeful God.

2. Characterized by or stemming from a desire for revenge: a vengeful attack by a spurned lover; vengeful anger.

3. Serving to exact vengeance: a vengeful sword.

venge′ful·ly adv.

venge′ful·ness n.

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vengefulness - a malevolent desire for revenge

vindictiveness

malevolence, malignity - wishing evil to others

vengefulness

noun

The quality or condition of being vindictive:

revenge, spite, spitefulness, vindictiveness.

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