revengefully
In retaliatory fashion
In a manner motivated by revenge or the desire to inflict harm in return for a wrong.
The word is rare and somewhat literary; *vengefully* serves the same purpose and appears more often: She glared revengefully at the man who had ruined her father.
Retaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- counterstrikeRetaliatory military action
tit-for-tat · comeuppance · backlash · reciprocity · settling scores · getting even · striking back · punishing
With desire to harm
- malevolentlyWith harmful intent
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
- cruellyIn a harsh, pitiless manner
- meanlyIn an unkind manner
nastily · venomously · poisonously · hatefully · maliciously · wickedly · mercilessly · ruthlessly
Inflicting punishment for wrongdoing
- wrathfullyIn an enraged manner
- punitivelyIn a punishing manner
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
- implacablyWithout capacity for appeasement
unforgivingly · inexorably · determinedly · obsessively · single-mindedly · bloodthirstily · hunting · pursuing
With bitter indignation
- rancorouslyWith lingering bitter resentment
- acrimoniouslyWith sharp ill will
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
- indignantlyWith righteous displeasure
wrathfully · angrily · furiously · scornfully · contemptuously · hostilely · harshly · sourly
payback
Retaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
counterstrike · tit-for-tat · comeuppance · backlash · reciprocity · settling scores · getting even · striking back · punishing · requital
spitefully
With desire to harm
- malevolentlyWith harmful intent
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
- cruellyIn a harsh, pitiless manner
meanly · nastily · venomously · poisonously · hatefully · maliciously · wickedly · mercilessly · ruthlessly · cold-bloodedly
avenging
Inflicting punishment for wrongdoing
- wrathfullyIn an enraged manner
- punitivelyIn a punishing manner
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
implacably · unforgivingly · inexorably · determinedly · obsessively · single-mindedly · bloodthirstily · hunting · pursuing · stalking
resentfully
With bitter indignation
- rancorouslyWith lingering bitter resentment
- acrimoniouslyWith sharp ill will
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
indignantly · wrathfully · angrily · furiously · scornfully · contemptuously · hostilely · harshly · sourly · caustically
revengefullyforgivingly
With mercy shown
mercifully · magnanimously · clemently · graciously · leniently
revengefullycompassionately
With caring concern
benevolently · kindly · lovingly · gently · tenderly