vengefuladj.

Brit.

/ˈvɛn(d)ʒf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈvɛndʒfəl/

Etymology: < venge v., after revengeful. Compare avengeful adj.

a. Harbouring revenge; seeking vengeance; prone or inclined to avenge oneself; vindictive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] > inclined to or eager for revenge

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a1599 E. Spenser Canto Mutabilitie vi. xlviii, in Faerie Queene (1609) sig. Hh6 [She] thinkes what punishment were best assign'd, And thousand deathes deuiseth in her vengefull mind.

1701 F. Manning Poems 77 A worse Event..The vengeful Cupid sent.

1735 J. Swift Author upon Himself in Wks. II. 346 The Qu—— incens'd, his Services forgot, Leaves him a Victim to the vengeful Scot.

a1763 W. Shenstone Inscription vi. 24 Fair and flow'ry is the brake, Yet it hides the vengeful snake.

1812 W. Combe Tour Dr. Syntax xxv. 452 Again the vengeful foes appear'd, Again their angry standards rear'd.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxx. 414 One of them, the male, is excited—the other, the female, collected and vengeful.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets i. 9 Ulysses is..pitiless in his hostility; subtle, vengeful, cunning.

in extended use.1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xcix. sig. G^v But for his theft..A vengfull canker eate him vp to death. 1848 F. W. Faber Spiritual Conf. (1870) 124 Wasted time is a vengeful thing.1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such iv. 159 An abandoned belief may be more effectively vengeful than Dido.

b. Inflicting vengeance; serving as an instrument of vengeance. Said of a weapon, the hand or arm, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [adjective] > quality of, generally

starkOE

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] > serving as instrument of vengeance

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(a)

a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David (1823) xxi. xii Thou shalt..ready make thy vengefull bow Against their guilty faces.

1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 iii. ii. 198 Heres a vengefull sword rusted with ease.

a1640 F. Beaumont et al. Loves Cure v. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Sssss5/2 I pray His vengefull sword may fall upon thy head succesfully.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 154 The proud Oppressors fly the vengeful sword.

1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. ii. iii. 253 The victorious career of Ida was stopt..by the vengeful sword of the valorous Owen.

1869 E. M. Goulburn Pursuit of Holiness i. 1 So could he bid the vengeful fire fall from heaven.

(b)1696 N. Tate & N. Brady New Version Psalms of David cvi. 17 Her vengeful Jaws extending wide.1729 T. Cooke Tales 140 Of all who fought beneath this Chief's Command Not one escap'd the Critic's vengeful Hand.1749 S. Johnson Vanity Human Wishes 15 Rebellion's vengeful Talons.a1800 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad (ed. 2) xxi. 343 Allow no respite to thy vengeful arm Till ev'ry Trojan..within Ilium's lofty walls Be fast enclosed.

2. Of actions or feelings: Characterized or prompted by revengeful motives; arising from a desire for vengeance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective]

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1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης viii. 68 That choleric, and vengefull act of proclaiming him Traitor.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 88 in Poems Full thrice six years they felt fierce Eglons yoke, Till Ehuds sword Gods vengeful Message spoke.

1700 M. Prior Carmen Sæculare 9 With wise Silence pond'ring vengeful Wars.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 193 To us who seldom feel the vengeful wound, it is merely a subject of curiosity.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iv, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 96 The fury darted her knife at him with the vengeful dexterity of a wild Indian.

1845 Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors II. liv. 355 In no composition that I have met with is there a greater display of vengeful malignity.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §7. 534 The Massacre had left them the objects of a vengeful hate.

Derivatives

ˈvengefully adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adverb]

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1830–1 J. Ruskin Iteriad ii. 300 His dark lightning-eye made him seem..like his own Thalaba, vengefully fired.

1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen iv. 58 On he goes, vengefully thirsting for the best blood of Troy.

1897 Advance (Chicago) 31 July 143/1 He looked at his mother vengefully.

ˈvengefulness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > desire for or tendency to

revenge1559

revengefulnessa1586

vindicativeness1655

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vindictivolence1865

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Vengefulness, vindictive or revengeful Temper or Nature.

1862 G. Meredith Poet. Wks. (1912) 134 He fainted on his vengefulness, and strove To ape the magnanimity of love.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vengeful
释义	vengefuladj. Brit. /ˈvɛn(d)ʒf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈvɛndʒfəl/ Etymology: < venge v., after revengeful. Compare avengeful adj. 1. a. Harbouring revenge; seeking vengeance; prone or inclined to avenge oneself; vindictive. 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 a1599 E. Spenser Canto Mutabilitie vi. xlviii, in Faerie Queene (1609) sig. Hh6 [She] thinkes what punishment were best assign'd, And thousand deathes deuiseth in her vengefull mind. 1701 F. Manning Poems 77 A worse Event..The vengeful Cupid sent. 1735 J. Swift Author upon Himself in Wks. II. 346 The Qu—— incens'd, his Services forgot, Leaves him a Victim to the vengeful Scot. a1763 W. Shenstone Inscription vi. 24 Fair and flow'ry is the brake, Yet it hides the vengeful snake. 1812 W. Combe Tour Dr. Syntax xxv. 452 Again the vengeful foes appear'd, Again their angry standards rear'd. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxx. 414 One of them, the male, is excited—the other, the female, collected and vengeful. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets i. 9 Ulysses is..pitiless in his hostility; subtle, vengeful, cunning. in extended use.1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xcix. sig. G^v But for his theft..A vengfull canker eate him vp to death. View more context for this quotation1848 F. W. Faber Spiritual Conf. (1870) 124 Wasted time is a vengeful thing.1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such iv. 159 An abandoned belief may be more effectively vengeful than Dido. b. Inflicting vengeance; serving as an instrument of vengeance. Said of a weapon, the hand or arm, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [adjective] > quality of, generally starkOE stiffc1250 sterna1400 vengeablec1400 unwieldya1547 vengefula1586 mistempered1597 maiden1598 lathen1843 humane1970 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] > serving as instrument of vengeance vengeablec1400 vengefula1586 (a) a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David (1823) xxi. xii Thou shalt..ready make thy vengefull bow Against their guilty faces. 1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 iii. ii. 198 Heres a vengefull sword rusted with ease. a1640 F. Beaumont et al. Loves Cure v. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Sssss5/2 I pray His vengefull sword may fall upon thy head succesfully. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 154 The proud Oppressors fly the vengeful sword. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. ii. iii. 253 The victorious career of Ida was stopt..by the vengeful sword of the valorous Owen. 1869 E. M. Goulburn Pursuit of Holiness i. 1 So could he bid the vengeful fire fall from heaven. (b)1696 N. Tate & N. Brady New Version Psalms of David cvi. 17 Her vengeful Jaws extending wide.1729 T. Cooke Tales 140 Of all who fought beneath this Chief's Command Not one escap'd the Critic's vengeful Hand.1749 S. Johnson Vanity Human Wishes 15 Rebellion's vengeful Talons.a1800 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad (ed. 2) xxi. 343 Allow no respite to thy vengeful arm Till ev'ry Trojan..within Ilium's lofty walls Be fast enclosed. 2. Of actions or feelings: Characterized or prompted by revengeful motives; arising from a desire for vengeance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] wrackfulc1230 vengeablec1430 wrakeful?a1505 wreakful1532 vindicativec1550 wreckful1557 vindictive1627 vengeful1649 resentive1736 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης viii. 68 That choleric, and vengefull act of proclaiming him Traitor. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 88 in Poems Full thrice six years they felt fierce Eglons yoke, Till Ehuds sword Gods vengeful Message spoke. 1700 M. Prior Carmen Sæculare 9 With wise Silence pond'ring vengeful Wars. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 193 To us who seldom feel the vengeful wound, it is merely a subject of curiosity. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iv, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 96 The fury darted her knife at him with the vengeful dexterity of a wild Indian. 1845 Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors II. liv. 355 In no composition that I have met with is there a greater display of vengeful malignity. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §7. 534 The Massacre had left them the objects of a vengeful hate. Derivatives ˈvengefully adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adverb] wrakefullya1225 wrackfullyc1230 vengeably1412 revengefully1579 vengibly1580 revenginglya1616 vindictively1727 avengingly1824 vengefully1830 1830–1 J. Ruskin Iteriad ii. 300 His dark lightning-eye made him seem..like his own Thalaba, vengefully fired. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen iv. 58 On he goes, vengefully thirsting for the best blood of Troy. 1897 Advance (Chicago) 31 July 143/1 He looked at his mother vengefully. ˈvengefulness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > desire for or tendency to revenge1559 revengefulnessa1586 vindicativeness1655 vindictiveness1676 vengefulness1727 vindictivolence1865 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Vengefulness, vindictive or revengeful Temper or Nature. 1862 G. Meredith Poet. Wks. (1912) 134 He fainted on his vengefulness, and strove To ape the magnanimity of love. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1586
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