Revengeful (Adjective)
Meaning
Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The victim's family harbored a revengeful attitude towards the perpetrator, seeking justice through the courts.
- Her revengeful gaze sent shivers down his spine as he recalled the way she'd been wronged.
- The villain's revengeful plot for world domination was the central theme of the action-packed movie.
- His actions were driven by a revengeful spirit, determined to make his enemies pay for their past transgressions.
- The concept of an eye for an eye was rooted in revengeful thinking, something the nonviolent activist sought to challenge.