vengeful

vengeful

English

Etymology

From venge +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvenʒ.fəl/

Adjective

vengeful (comparative more vengeful, superlative most vengeful)

1. Vindictive or wanting vengeance.

   His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors.

   • 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian‎:

     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.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:vengeful

Hyponyms

• revanchist

Related terms

• avenge
• vengeance

Translations

wanting vengeance

Danish: hævngerrig Dutch: wraakzuchtig (nl) French: vindicatif (fr) m, revanchiste (fr) m or f Georgian: შურისმაძიებელი (šurismaʒiebeli), შურისმგებელი (šurismgebeli) German: rachsüchtig (de) Italian: vendicativo (it) m, vendicativa (it) f Maori: kaikiko, whakakaitoa

Polish: mściwy (pl) Portuguese: vingativo (pt) Russian: мсти́тельный (ru) (mstítelʹnyj) Scottish Gaelic: dìoghaltach Spanish: vengativo Turkish: intikamcı (tr)

Further reading

• vengeful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vengeful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• vengeful at OneLook Dictionary Search