An English Language Learner's WORD of the DAY
vengeful August 28, 2008
- Pronounced:
- IPA:
vɛnʤfəl 
Collegiate Dictionary:venj-fəl - Function: adjective
- Comparative and superlative forms:
- more vengeful; most vengeful
- Meaning:
- : feeling or showing a desire to harm someone who has harmed you : feeling or showing a desire for vengeance
Examples:
<The robbery was committed by a vengeful former employee.>
<The fire was a vengeful act of destruction.>
<vengeful feelings>
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