VENGEFUL


Meaning of VENGEFUL in English

/ ˈvendʒfl; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) showing a desire to punish sb who has harmed you

►  vengeful·ly / -fəli; NAmE / adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from obsolete venge avenge (from Old French venger avenge), on the pattern of revengeful .

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