vengefully
vengefully · more vengefully · most vengefully
In a vengeful manner; vindictively, or done in vengeanceIn a vengeful manner; vindictively, or done in vengeance.
» Vengefully, she tore up the letter and threw the pieces into the flames.
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1 sensesIn a vengeful manner; vindictively, or done in vengeance.
More definitions
- in a vindictive, revengeful manner
Examples
1 sentencesVengefully, she tore up the letter and threw the pieces into the flames.
Forms
more vengefully, most vengefully| Comparative | more vengefully Lesson |
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| Superlative | most vengefully |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a vindictive, revengeful manner:revengefullyvindictively
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvengeful
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
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.