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vengeful definition

venge·ful (venj′fəl)

adjective

  1. desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive
  2. arising from a desire for vengeance: said of actions or behavior
  3. serving to inflict vengeance

Etymology: obs. venge, vengeance < venge, to avenge < ME vengen < OFr venger (see vengeance) + -ful

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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