Revengeful \Re*venge"ful\, a. Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious; revenging; wreaking revenge. If thy revengeful heart can not forgive. --Shak. May my hands . . . Never brandish more revengeful steel. --Shak. Syn: Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious. -- {Re*venge"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Re*venge"ful*ness}, n.