wreakfuladj.

/ˈriːkfʊl/

Forms: Also 1500s wreke-, 1500s–1600s wreakeful(l.

Etymology: < wreak n. + -ful suffix. Compare wrackful adj.¹, wrakeful adj., wrecheful adj.Frequently from c1560 to c1610. Now rare or Obsolete.

a. Of persons, etc.: Given or addicted to revenge; vengeful.

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

1531 W. Tyndale Wks. (1572) 24/2 They also fayne y^e saintes..more wreakeful, and vengeable, then the Poetes fayne their goddes.

1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 59^v Not helping to do any sinne that wrekefull Joue forbode.

1570 T. Norton tr. A. Nowell Catech. (1853) 201 A wreakful mind and revengeful of injuries.

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xviii. xi. 349/1 No creature is more wreakful, nor more feruent to take wreak than is the Bee when he is wrath.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xiv. 119 Atrides, this, doth passing fitly stand With sterne Achilles wreakfull spirit.

1653 H. Cogan tr. N. N. Scarlet Gown 80 Knowing well, that Antonio was wreakful, and vindicative.

1801 W. Richardson Maid of Lochlin 111 Of their own renown Wreakful assassins are those shallow rulers.

1805–6 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Inferno xi. 91 Less wreakful pours Justice divine on them its vengeance down.

b. transferred. Of natural agencies.

ΘΠ

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

wreakful1561

1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc iii. i Destroy, I say, with flash of wrekefull fier The traitour sonne.

1594 Willobie his Auisa v. f. 7^v Was earth consumde with wreakfull waues?

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 277 The wreakfull nature-drowning flood Spar'd not this beauteous place.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. v. 119 Vnsuccoured..From wreakefull stormes impetuous tyranny.

1838 S. Bellamy Betrayal 18 Summoning..From earth, and air, and their more proper hell, All wreakful influences.

2. Marked or characterized by desire for revenge; of the nature of vengeance or retribution.

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

1532 R. Henryson Test. Creseyde in Wks. G. Chaucer sig. Qq.v/1 So sheweth through thy dede A wrekeful [?a1505 wraikfull] sentence gyuen on Creseyde.

1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades ix. 166 This short discourse..is onely you to pray..to put this wreakful wrath away.

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 75 He will (in wreakfull recompence that thou hast so disgrac't him,)..deforme thee.

1610 R. Niccols England's Eliza Induct. 9 In top of heau'n he tooke his wreakfull stand Ore that great Towne.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. ii. 44 Cold Winters stormes and wreakfull teene.

1751 M. Mendez Seasons, Spring 11 The cuckoo..with his wreakful tale the spouse doth fray.

1767 W. J. Mickle Concubine i. xxiv Left to your Aunts fell Spight and wreakfull Crueltie.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	wreakful
释义	wreakfuladj. /ˈriːkfʊl/ Forms: Also 1500s wreke-, 1500s–1600s wreakeful(l. Etymology: < wreak n. + -ful suffix. Compare wrackful adj.¹, wrakeful adj., wrecheful adj.Frequently from c1560 to c1610. Now rare or Obsolete. 1. a. Of persons, etc.: Given or addicted to revenge; vengeful. 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 1531 W. Tyndale Wks. (1572) 24/2 They also fayne y^e saintes..more wreakeful, and vengeable, then the Poetes fayne their goddes. 1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 59^v Not helping to do any sinne that wrekefull Joue forbode. 1570 T. Norton tr. A. Nowell Catech. (1853) 201 A wreakful mind and revengeful of injuries. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xviii. xi. 349/1 No creature is more wreakful, nor more feruent to take wreak than is the Bee when he is wrath. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xiv. 119 Atrides, this, doth passing fitly stand With sterne Achilles wreakfull spirit. 1653 H. Cogan tr. N. N. Scarlet Gown 80 Knowing well, that Antonio was wreakful, and vindicative. 1801 W. Richardson Maid of Lochlin 111 Of their own renown Wreakful assassins are those shallow rulers. 1805–6 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Inferno xi. 91 Less wreakful pours Justice divine on them its vengeance down. b. transferred. Of natural agencies. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] > inclined to or eager for revenge > specifically of natural agencies wreakful1561 1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc iii. i Destroy, I say, with flash of wrekefull fier The traitour sonne. 1594 Willobie his Auisa v. f. 7^v Was earth consumde with wreakfull waues? 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 277 The wreakfull nature-drowning flood Spar'd not this beauteous place. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. v. 119 Vnsuccoured..From wreakefull stormes impetuous tyranny. 1838 S. Bellamy Betrayal 18 Summoning..From earth, and air, and their more proper hell, All wreakful influences. 2. Marked or characterized by desire for revenge; of the nature of vengeance or retribution. 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 1532 R. Henryson Test. Creseyde in Wks. G. Chaucer sig. Qq.v/1 So sheweth through thy dede A wrekeful [?a1505 wraikfull] sentence gyuen on Creseyde. 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades ix. 166 This short discourse..is onely you to pray..to put this wreakful wrath away. 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 75 He will (in wreakfull recompence that thou hast so disgrac't him,)..deforme thee. 1610 R. Niccols England's Eliza Induct. 9 In top of heau'n he tooke his wreakfull stand Ore that great Towne. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. ii. 44 Cold Winters stormes and wreakfull teene. 1751 M. Mendez Seasons, Spring 11 The cuckoo..with his wreakful tale the spouse doth fray. 1767 W. J. Mickle Concubine i. xxiv Left to your Aunts fell Spight and wreakfull Crueltie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1531
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