Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Desiring vengeance; vindictive.
- adjective Characterized by or stemming from a desire for revenge.
- adjective Serving to exact vengeance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Vindictive; retributive; revengeful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Vindictive; retributive; revengeful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Vindictive or wantingvengeance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
Etymologies
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Examples
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Early Christians like St. Paul embraced the Jewish Bible but rejected what they called the 'vengeful' G-d of the Old Testament.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Christian Love and the Obligation to Hate Evil Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011
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Early Christians like St. Paul embraced the Jewish Bible but rejected what they called the 'vengeful' G-d of the Old Testament.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Christian Love and the Obligation to Hate Evil Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011
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Releasing prisoners who are not educated, not employable and vengeful is just asking for trouble.
Greatest Person Of The Day: Katherine Vockins, Founder And Director Of Rehabilitation Through The Arts The Huffington Post 2010
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Releasing prisoners who are not educated, not employable and vengeful is just asking for trouble.
Greatest Person Of The Day: Katherine Vockins, Founder And Director Of Rehabilitation Through The Arts The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Releasing prisoners who are not educated, not employable and vengeful is just asking for trouble.
Greatest Person Of The Day: Katherine Vockins, Founder And Director Of Rehabilitation Through The Arts The Huffington Post 2010
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Releasing prisoners who are not educated, not employable and vengeful is just asking for trouble.
Greatest Person Of The Day: Katherine Vockins, Founder And Director Of Rehabilitation Through The Arts The Huffington Post 2010
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Releasing prisoners who are not educated, not employable and vengeful is just asking for trouble.
Greatest Person Of The Day: Katherine Vockins, Founder And Director Of Rehabilitation Through The Arts The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Releasing prisoners who are not educated, not employable and vengeful is just asking for trouble.
Greatest Person Of The Day: Katherine Vockins, Founder And Director Of Rehabilitation Through The Arts The Huffington Post 2010
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So my characterisation of this act as vengeful is accurate.
Wisdom, Justice And Mercy Hal Duncan 2006
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"my characterisation of this act as vengeful is accurate."
Wisdom, Justice And Mercy Hal Duncan 2006
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