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Meanings of revengeful in English

Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge.

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Examples for "vindictive"
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It's difficult to work up the energy to be vindictive these days.
Dante's numbers
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The manners of Arthur were formal; his tastes moral; his temper vindictive.
The History of Tasmania, Volume I
3
August 22:-Veryprofane and vindictive in his accusations towards the prison officials.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
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The presumption did not breed fear; it bred wrath, hot and vindictive.
The Taming of Red Butte Western
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The vindictive designs of the King against the Church were not accomplished.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
1
Nowadays, however, scientists like to be able to anticipate such vengeful whims.
The Irish Times
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Moments later, however, his eyes sparked with anger, betraying his vengeful nature.
The Guardian
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In this moment, let us not become nationalistic, or prejudiced, or vengeful.
The Guardian
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Their war with the Jedi was vengeful and furious and ultimately doomed.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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Although I must warn you, Yasin has a history of vengeful acts.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
Usage of revengeful in English
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The revengeful tendency of the Indian was aroused by the white man.
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains
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The revengeful King was almost on his knees to the denounced rebel.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 24: 1576-77
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Robert was jealous, irritable and revengeful; Charles was open-hearted, mild and forgiving.
The Sea-Witch; Or, The African Quadroon: A Story of the Slave Co...
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It still existed, and the revengeful Prioress now determined to revive it.
The Monk: A Romance
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But in Antium be on thy guard against Poppæa, who is revengeful.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
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They did not even send a revengeful bullet into the approaching masses.
Notes of a War Correspondent
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They did not receive the message they expected, and so became revengeful.
Princess Maritza
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And so, full of revengeful thoughts, the darkey sought his friend Monday.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
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His thought of her is like that, hurt and tragic and revengeful.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
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Greeks, the Chians are warm lovers, and warm lovers are revengeful rivals.
Pausanias, the Spartan; The Haunted and the Haunters / An Unfini...
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He knew Snell for exactly what the fellow was-a sneaking, revengeful rascal.
Frank Merriwell's Chums
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He was not to be sacrificed as a peace-offering to revengeful Rome.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 01: Introduction I
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A revengeful priest is more to be feared than a rabid dog.
Prisoners of Chance / The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen,...
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They seemed to be gripping one another in one last revengeful grapple.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
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The spirit was that of class against class, bitter, ugly, and revengeful.
The Mayor of Warwick
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He is quick tempered but not revengeful, and he is proverbially lazy.
History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other...
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