Vengeful

2 definitions found

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

  Vengeful \Venge"ful\, a.
     Vindictive; retributive; revengeful. "Vengeful ire."
     --Milton. -- {Venge"ful*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  vengeful
       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: {revengeful}, {vindictive}]