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[syn: revengeful, vindictive, vengeful]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revengeful \Re*venge"ful\, a.
Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious;
revenging; wreaking revenge.
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If thy revengeful heart can not forgive. --Shak.
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May my hands . . .
Never brandish more revengeful steel. --Shak.
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Syn: Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious.
[1913 Webster] -- Re*venge"ful*ly, adv. --
Re*venge"ful*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
revengeful
adj 1: 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, vengeful]