revengeableadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈvɛn(d)ʒəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈvɛndʒəb(ə)l/,

/riˈvɛndʒəb(ə)l/

Forms: see revenge v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revenge v., -able suffix; re- prefix, vengeable adj. and adv., revenge v.

Etymology: Either < revenge v. + -able suffix, or < re- prefix + vengeable adj. and adv., after revenge v. With sense 1 compare later revengeful adj.

1. Characterized by a desire for revenge; vengeful, vindictive; avenging. Also: done in revenge. Chiefly archaic in later use.

ΘΚΠ

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

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. xi. l. 126 Owt of my cayss That ilke revengeabill arow thou owt rayss.

1608 T. Middleton Famelie of Love i. ii. sig. A3^v In her hate reuengeable.

1716 W. Dawson Let. 17. Feb. in E. Dunbar Social Life in Former Days (1865) 329 The most revengable man on the face of the earth.

1906 A. Dillon King Arthur Pendragon iv. ii. 149 My brethren's revengeable death, answer thou that.

1927 McClure's Aug. 17/2 He omitted no competent agent of vengeance—‘Thy divinable wrath—terrible right hand—revengeable angel—diluvient thunder and lightning—the resuming fire by night and the fumigant sword by day—’.

2005 Pakistan Newswire (Nexis) 19 Mar. The protesting Patwaris..passed several resolutions, demanding the government to halt ACE's revengeable atrocities against Mandi Bahauddin based Patwaris.

2. Worthy or capable of being revenged. rare after 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] > avenged or taken vengeance upon > capable of being revenged

revengeable1592

1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxvii. 168 Through blind bace Loue induring wrong reuengeable in season.

a1621 W. Tooker Disc. Diminution Subsidy in M. J. Braddick Nerves of State (1996) 212 To raise any man rich or potent whosoever, is not only a matter of unkindnesse but action of injurie and revengeable injury also.

1644 H. Hammond Of Resisting Lawfull Magistrate (new ed.) 56 Hee is..punishable, revengeable by God alone.

1844 Dublin Univ. Mag. Sept. 335/1 They are supposed by their tribes to be incapable of doing wrong, and bloodshed by them is not considered revengeable.

2006 L. Zaibert Punishment & Retribution iii. 78 If Nozick's harms, slights, and injuries are really not caused by wrongs, then there would exist a class of actions which are only revengeable—never punishable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	revengeable
释义	revengeableadj. Brit. /rᵻˈvɛn(d)ʒəbl/, U.S. /rəˈvɛndʒəb(ə)l/, /riˈvɛndʒəb(ə)l/ Forms: see revenge v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revenge v., -able suffix; re- prefix, vengeable adj. and adv., revenge v. Etymology: Either < revenge v. + -able suffix, or < re- prefix + vengeable adj. and adv., after revenge v. With sense 1 compare later revengeful adj. 1. Characterized by a desire for revenge; vengeful, vindictive; avenging. Also: done in revenge. Chiefly archaic in later use. ΘΚΠ 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 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. xi. l. 126 Owt of my cayss That ilke revengeabill arow thou owt rayss. 1608 T. Middleton Famelie of Love i. ii. sig. A3^v In her hate reuengeable. 1716 W. Dawson Let. 17. Feb. in E. Dunbar Social Life in Former Days (1865) 329 The most revengable man on the face of the earth. 1906 A. Dillon King Arthur Pendragon iv. ii. 149 My brethren's revengeable death, answer thou that. 1927 McClure's Aug. 17/2 He omitted no competent agent of vengeance—‘Thy divinable wrath—terrible right hand—revengeable angel—diluvient thunder and lightning—the resuming fire by night and the fumigant sword by day—’. 2005 Pakistan Newswire (Nexis) 19 Mar. The protesting Patwaris..passed several resolutions, demanding the government to halt ACE's revengeable atrocities against Mandi Bahauddin based Patwaris. 2. Worthy or capable of being revenged. rare after 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] > avenged or taken vengeance upon > capable of being revenged revengeable1592 1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxvii. 168 Through blind bace Loue induring wrong reuengeable in season. a1621 W. Tooker Disc. Diminution Subsidy in M. J. Braddick Nerves of State (1996) 212 To raise any man rich or potent whosoever, is not only a matter of unkindnesse but action of injurie and revengeable injury also. 1644 H. Hammond Of Resisting Lawfull Magistrate (new ed.) 56 Hee is..punishable, revengeable by God alone. 1844 Dublin Univ. Mag. Sept. 335/1 They are supposed by their tribes to be incapable of doing wrong, and bloodshed by them is not considered revengeable. 2006 L. Zaibert Punishment & Retribution iii. 78 If Nozick's harms, slights, and injuries are really not caused by wrongs, then there would exist a class of actions which are only revengeable—never punishable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1522
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