What does revengeful mean?
Definitions for revengeful
rɪˈvɛndʒ fəlre·venge·ful
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Princeton's WordNet
revengeful, vindictive, vengefuladjective
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
"more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen
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revengefuladjective
vengeful
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Revengefuladjective
Vindictive; full of revenge; full of vengeance.
Etymology: from revenge.
May my hands
Never brandish more revengeful steel
Over the glittering helmet of my foe. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.If thy revengeful heart cannot forgive,
Lo! here I lend thee this sharp-pointed sword,
Which hide in this true breast. William Shakespeare, Richard III.Into my borders now Jarbas falls,
And my revengeful brother scales the walls. John Denham.Repenting England, this revengeful day,
To Philip’s manes did an off’ring bring. Dryden.
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revengeful
Revengeful refers to having or showing a strong desire for revenge or retaliation. It describes someone who is inclined to punish others for perceived wrongdoings or seeks to take revenge to harm someone in return for a grievance or injury suffered.
Webster Dictionary
Revengefuladjective
full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious; revenging; wreaking revenge
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of revengeful in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of revengeful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of revengeful in a Sentence
Russian President Vladimir Putin:
Regarding the return of any territories, such things are of revengeful nature, and it is not about return of some territories somewhere.
I'm not Brenda Richardson, and my wife in no way possible is revengeful. It was on my heart... my older girls to have some closure. I felt like I needed to go find the car that hit my wife.
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