avengefuladj.
/əˈvɛndʒfʊl/ Full of vengeance, vengeance-taking.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] > inclined to or eager for revenge
wrechefulc1290
wrakefula1300
vengeablec1380
revengeablea1522
vindicative1521
wreakful1531
vengible1548
revengeful?1560
avengeful1591
vengefula1599
vindictive1616
vindicable1632
1591 E. Spenser Teares of Muses in Complaints sig. E2v Ioues auengefull wrath.
1649 tr. Alcoran 73 God will be avenged on him, he is omnipotent, and avengfull.
1764 C. Churchill Duellist i. 5 Fearing his avengeful rod.
1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. I. 30 His avengeful queen cast the mother..into the river.
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