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Meaning of REVENGEFUL

Pronunciation:  ri'venjful

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen
 
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 Synonyms: unforgiving, vengeful, vindictive
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*venge"ful\, a.
Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious;
revenging; wreaking revenge.
      If thy revengeful heart can not forgive. --Shak.
      May my hands . . . Never brandish more revengeful
      steel.                                   --Shak.
Syn: Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious. --
     {Re*venge"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Re*venge"ful*ness}, n.
 
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