vengeable
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman vengeable.
Adjective
vengeable (comparative more vengeable, superlative most vengeable)
- (obsolete) Vengeful.
- (obsolete) Prompted by or characterised by revenge; severe, cruel.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.iv:
- I sought / Vpon my selfe that vengeable despight / To punish
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.iv:
Old French
Adjective
vengeable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vengeable)
- that justifies or requires vengeance
References
- vengeable on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub