/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005