revengeful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒfʊl/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From revenge + -ful.
Meanings
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Vengeful, vindictive.
the baser mind it selfe displayes / In cancred malice and revengefull spight […].
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most revengeful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more revengeful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unrevengeful · revengefulness · revengefully
Synonyms
avengeful · revengeful · vengesome · vengeful · wreakful · vindictive · vindical · vengeable · pluckcrow