Definitions for vengefulness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

venge•fulˈvɛndʒ fəl(adj.)

  1. desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive.

  2. characterized by or showing a vindictive spirit.

Origin of vengeful:

1580–90; shortened form of revengeful

venge′ful•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. vindictiveness, vengefulness(noun)

    a malevolent desire for revenge

Wiktionary

  1. vengefulness(Noun)

    The state or quality of being vengeful


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