Revengeful

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Revengeful \Re*venge"ful\, a.
     Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious;
     revenging; wreaking revenge.
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           If thy revengeful heart can not forgive. --Shak.


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           May my hands . . .
           Never brandish more revengeful steel.    --Shak.
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     Syn: Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Re*venge"ful*ly}, adv. --
          {Re*venge"ful*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  revengeful
       adj : disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more
             vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare;
             "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"-
             M.R.Cohen [syn: {vindictive}, {vengeful}]