vengeful
vengeful · more vengeful · most vengeful
мстивий
мстительный
rachsüchtig, rachgierig
Vindictive or wanting vengeanceVindictive or wanting vengeance.
/ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/
» Tom was vengeful.
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1 sensesVindictive or wanting vengeance.
His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors.
rachsüchtig, rachgierig
мсти́тельныйmstítelʹnyj
мсти́вийmstývyj
More definitions
- disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
Examples
9 sentencesTom was vengeful.
Mary is a very vengeful person.
Bruno was vengeful and filled with rage.
He is very vengeful.
Stefan became a vengeful man.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin
From venge + -ful.From venge + -ful.
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Forms
more vengeful, most vengeful| Comparative | more vengeful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most vengeful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge:revengefulvindictive
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.