re·venge·ful

[ri-venj-fuhl]
adjective
determined to have revenge; vindictive.

Origin:
1580–90; revenge + -ful

re·venge·ful·ly, adverb
re·venge·ful·ness, noun
un·re·venge·ful, adjective
un·re·venge·ful·ly, adverb
un·re·venge·ful·ness, noun


malevolent, malicious, malignant. See spiteful.


forgiving.
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revengeful (rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
full of or characterized by desire for vengeance; vindictive
 
re'vengefully
 
adv
 
re'vengefulness
 
n

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Revengeful is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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He comes out of jail fat, hearty, hardened and revengeful.
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