revengeful

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

REVENGEFUL, adjective revenj'ful. 1. full of revenge or a desire to inflict pain or evil for injury received; spiteful; malicious; wreaking revenge. If thy revengeful heart cannot forgive. 2. Vindictive; inflicting punishment. May my hands never brandish more revengeful steel.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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