vengeful
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She called Rose "an author of her own wrongdoing" and said her false report to police had been "vengeful and wicked".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Odysseus may have held out hope throughout years of setbacks, obstacles and traps laid by vengeful deities, but the man who plays him on the big screen is no optimist.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Captain Ahab went mad in his vengeful search for “Moby Dick.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Mr. Berger elides this first burst of violence, I think wisely, the better to contrast the noble Titus of the play’s beginnings with the vengeful man he becomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
He launches into a lively description of Okeus, the vengeful god, who requires sacrifices of tobacco, copper, beads, and sometimes animal blood, and sends punishment if he is not made happy.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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