revengeful
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re·venge·ful
(rĭ-vĕnj′fəl)adj.
Full of or given to revenge.
re·venge′ful·ly adv.
re·venge′ful·ness n.
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revengeful
(rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl)adj
full of or characterized by desire for vengeance; vindictive
reˈvengefully adv
reˈvengefulness n
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re•venge•ful
(rɪˈvɛndʒ fəl)adj.
determined to have revenge; vindictive.
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Adj. | 1. | revengeful - disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen unforgiving - unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy; "a surly unforgiving old woman" |
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revengeful
adjectiveDisposed to seek revenge:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl] adj → vengeur/eresse, vindicatif/iveCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
revengeful
adj → rachsüchtig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[rɪˈvɛndʒfʊl] adj → vendicativo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995