1. in a way that seeks revenge or shows a desire to harm someone in return for a perceived wrong

Examples

• She glared at him vengefully after he embarrassed her in front of the class.
• The villain smiled vengefully as he plotted his enemy’s downfall.
• He spoke vengefully about those who had wronged his family.
• The defeated army retreated, but they looked back vengefully at their conquerors.
• She vengefully spread rumors about her former friend.
• The character in the novel acted vengefully throughout the story.