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vengible, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the word vengible is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for vengible is from 1548, in the writing of Thomas Cooper, ...
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VENGEABLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. chiefly dialectal a : able, apt, or of a kind to take vengeance b : mischievous, destructive 2. obsolete : very great : tremendous, extraordinary
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VENGEABLE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
Definition of 'vengeable'. COBUILD frequency band. vengeable in British English. (ˈvɛndʒəbəl IPA Pronunciation Guide ). adjective. obsolete. deserving revenge.
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vengible
† ˈvengible, a. and adv. Obs. [var. of vengeable a.] 1. Vengeful, vindictive.1548 Cooper Elyot's Dict., Dirus,..vengible, cruell, terrible. 1595 Locrine i. ii. 16 The desperate god Cuprit, with one of his vengible birdbolts, hath shot me vnto the heele. 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts 461 These also are...
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VENGEFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
desiring to hurt someone, often violently, in order to punish that person for having hurt you: We are not vengeful people but we want justice. ( ...
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VENGEFUL Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive: a vengeful attitude. Synonyms: spiteful, revengeful characterized by or showing a vindictive spirit.
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"Cruel and vengible he hath been ever…"
In the 1950s the Oxford academic K. B. One servant wrote of him: "cruel and vengible he hath been ever, and for the most part without pity and mercy" (Paston Letters, i. 389); and this remark
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vengeable, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the word vengeable is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for vengeable is from around 1380, ...
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Vengeful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
The word vengeful is used to describe the feelings of revenge someone has toward another person or group who has done them wrong in the past.
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vengeable - Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan
Vengeable means disposed to take vengeance, characterized by vengeance, or one who avenges. It can also mean vindictive, punitive, or cruel.
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VENGEFUL definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive 2. arising from a desire for vengeance said of actions or behavior 3. serving to inflict vengeance.
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vengeful - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
vengeful (comparative more vengeful, superlative most vengeful) Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
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vengeable
vengeable, a. and adv. Obs. or dial. Forms: 4–5 veniable, 5–7 vengable, vengeable (6 uen-); 5 vengeabyl, -yll(e, -abil. [a. AF. vengable (Gower), f. venger venge v. Cf. vengible a.] 1. Inclined or ready to take vengeance or inflict retaliative injury. (Cf. vengeful a. 1.) a. Of persons (or animals)....
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stinger
▪ I. stinger1 (ˈstɪŋə(r)) [f. sting v.1+ -er1.] 1. One who stings; applied fig. to Death. Also, one who goads or instigates; one who has a sharp tongue.1552 Huloet, Prycker or stynger, Stigator, stimulator. 1577 Kendall Flowers of Epigr., Trifles 13 To stingers suche a stingyng crowne, of Nettelles ...
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wringer
wringer (ˈrɪŋə(r)) Also 6–7 ringer. [f. prec. + -er1. Cf. OHG. ringari (MHG., G. ringer) wrestler.] I. 1. An exactor, extortioner; an oppressor.a 1300 Sarmun xxi. in E.E.P. (1862) 3 Such a wringer goþ to helle for litil gode þat nis noȝt his. 1562 J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 206 How lost you yo...
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