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vengeful

adj
/ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/

Etymology

From venge + -ful.

  1. derived from vindicare
  2. derived from venger
  3. inherited from vengen
  4. suffixed as vengeful — “venge + ful”

Definitions

  1. Vindictive or wanting vengeance.

    • His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors.
    • A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.

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