vengeful

English

Etymology

From venge +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvenʒ.fəl/, X-SAMPA: /"vEndZ.f@l/

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”, 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 Wikisaurus:vengeful

Hyponyms

• revanchist

Related terms

• avenge
• vengeance

Translations

wanting vengeance

• Danish: hævngerrig (da)
• Dutch: wraakzuchtig (nl)
• French: vindicatif (fr) m, revanchiste (fr) m and f
• German: rachsüchtig (de)
• Maori: kaikiko (mi)
• Polish: mściwy (pl)

• Russian: мстительный (ru) (mstítelʹnyj) 
• Scottish Gaelic: dìoghaltach (gd)
• Spanish: vengativo (es)
• Turkish: intikamcı (tr)

External links

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