adjective
- desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive: a vengeful attitude.
- characterized by or showing a vindictive spirit: vengeful intentions.
- serving to inflict vengeance: a vengeful killing.
adjective
- desiring revenge; vindictive
- characterized by or indicating a desire for revengea vengeful glance
- inflicting or taking revengewith vengeful blows
1580s, from obsolete venge “take revenge” + -ful. Related: Vengefully; vengefulness.