Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vengeful

/ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: venge-ful
IPA: /ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Vindictive or wanting vengeance.

Example Sentences

"His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors."
"A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet."

Etymology

From venge + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: venge

Inflected Forms

more vengeful (comparative) most vengeful (superlative)

Derived Forms

unvengeful vengefully vengefulness

Frequently Paired Words

avenge vengeance revenge

Synonyms

avengeful pluckcrow revengeful vengeable vengeful vengesome vindical vindictive wreakful

Antonyms

conciliatory forgiving placable unrevengeful unvengeful unvindictive

Questions

How do you pronounce vengeful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/.
What does vengeful mean?: Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
Where does vengeful come from?: From venge + -ful.

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