Revengefulness

Revengefulness
Revengeful Re*venge"ful, a. Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious; revenging; wreaking revenge. [1913 Webster]

If thy revengeful heart can not forgive. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

May my hands . . . Never brandish more revengeful steel. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious. [1913 Webster] -- {Re*venge"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Re*venge"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • revengefulness — index belligerency, rancor, reprisal, revenge, spite, vengeance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • revengefulness — noun see revengeful …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • revengefulness — See revengefully. * * * …   Universalium

  • revengefulness — re venge·ful·ness || rɪ vendÊ’fÊŠlnɪs n. quality of wanting revenge, spitefulness, vindictiveness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • revengefulness — n. Vindictiveness, rancor, malevolence, spitefulness, maliciousness, malignancy …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • revengefulness — re·venge·ful·ness …   English syllables

  • revengefulness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being revengeful : vindictiveness …   Useful english dictionary

  • revengeful — adjective Date: 1570 full of or prone to revenge ; determined to get even • revengefully adverb • revengefulness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • revengeful — revengefully, adv. revengefulness, n. /ri venj feuhl/, adj. determined to have revenge; vindictive. [1580 90; REVENGE + FUL] Syn. malevolent, malicious, malignant. See spiteful. Ant. forgiving. * * * …   Universalium

  • Nahum — • Essay on the Old Testament prophet and the book which bears his name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nahum     Nahum     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

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