revengeful
adjective (more revengeful, most revengeful)
Everyday
Revengeful means wanting to pay back someone who has hurt or wronged you. tree →
In the lessons
in tales a revengeful creature, such as an ogre, wants to hurt the person who harmed it
Examples
- "I am not revengeful," said the old man. tree →
- Ogres are very revengeful creatures. tree →
- Do not be revengeful after a quarrel. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
One who wants to pay back, here an enemy who mocks God's people.
Interpretation. Tradition teaches people to avoid revenge and to leave judgment to God.
Examples
- For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful. (Writings PSA.44.17, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «revengeful» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «revengeful» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «revengeful» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «revengeful» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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