vengeful
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[more vengeful; most vengeful]
: feeling or showing a desire to harm someone who has harmed you: feeling or showing a desire for vengeance
- The robbery was committed by a vengeful former employee.
- The fire was a vengeful act of destruction.
- vengeful feelings
— vengefully
adverb- He glared vengefully at his accuser.
— vengefulness
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