wrakefuladj.
Obsolete.
1. Vengeful; = wrackful adj.1
ΘΠ
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
a1250 [see wrakefully adv. at Derivatives].
a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 329 in Poems (1981) 121 Ane wraikfull sentence geuin on fair Cresseid.
2. Of persons: Revengeful, vindictive.
ΘΠ
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
a1300 Early Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter xvii. 51 (E.) Leser min be niht and dai Fra mi faes wrakeful [v.r. wrathful] are.
3. ? Wicked; sinful.
ΘΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > [adjective]
woughc888
litherc893
frakeda900
sinnyc950
unrighteouseOE
baleOE
manOE
unfeleOE
ungoodc1000
unwrasta1122
illc1175
nithec1175
wickc1175
hinderfulc1200
quedec1275
wickedc1275
wondlichc1275
unkindc1325
badc1330
divers1340
wrakefula1350
felonousc1374
flagitiousc1384
lewdc1386
noughta1387
ungoodly1390
unquertc1390
diverse1393
felona1400
imperfectc1400
unfairc1400
unfinec1400
unblesseda1425
meschant?c1450
naughtyc1460
feculent1471
sinister1474
noughty?1490
ill-deedya1500
pernicious?1533
scelerous1534
naught1536
goodlyc1560
nefarious1567
iron1574
felly1583
paganish1587
improbate1596
malefactious1607
villain1607
infand1608
scelestious1609
illful1613
scelestic1628
inimicitious1641
infandous1645
iniquous1655
improbous1657
malefactory1667
perta1704
iniquitous1726
unracy1782
unredeemed1799
demoralized1800
fetid1805
scarlet1820
gammy1832
nefast1849
disvaluable1942
badass1955
bad-assed1962
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective]
litherc893
unledeeOE
evil971
missOE
murkOE
unrighteousOE
unseelyOE
un-i-seliOE
unselec1050
wickc1175
foul-itowenc1225
unwrast?c1225
un-i-felec1275
wickedc1275
wrakefula1350
felonousc1374
unquertc1390
unperfect1395
felona1400
wanc1440
meschant?c1450
sinnyc1475
unselc1480
poison?1527
pernicious?1533
scelerous1534
viperous?1548
improbate1596
scelestious1609
scelestic1628
spider-like1655
dark-hearted1656
demonic1796
nineteda1798
sinful1863
a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 29 Þis wrakeful werkes vnder wede, in soule soteleþ sone.
4. Scottish. Destructive.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective]
fellc1330
undone1340
ruinous?a1439
violablea1470
perniciousc1475
destructive1490
confusible1502
destroying1535
exitiable1548
ruinate1562
peremptory1567
wrackful1578
slaughterous1582
ruinating1595
ruining1605
corrumpent1607
wracksome1608
in suds1611
destructory1614
poisonousa1616
wrakefulc1625
predatory1626
predatorious1641
demolishing1648
untwined1649
undoing1654
destructionable1656
destructful1659
mortal1670
wreckinga1677
fatal1692
quadrumanous1704
interdestructive1805
annihilatory1825
demolitionary1834
ruinatious1845
consumptive1860
thunderous1874
c1625 Bisset's Rolment (S.T.S.) I. 22 Evin in this act, thow rearest a Monument That all the spyte of wraikfull tyme out faces.
Derivatives
ΘΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adverb]
wrakefullya1225
wrackfullyc1230
vengeably1412
revengefully1579
vengibly1580
revenginglya1616
vindictively1727
avengingly1824
vengefully1830
a1225 Leg. Kath. (Royal MS.) 2047 Hu wrakefulliche [Cott. MS. wrakeliche] wenestu wule he ant wreððe uppon þe, wrecche!
a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 165 Wule god so wrakefuliche [?c1225 Cleo. wracfulliche] awreken him up on sunne.
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