"wreakful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wreakful [comparative], most wreakful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wrakeful, equivalent to wreak + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wrakeful}} Middle English wrakeful, {{suffix|en|wreak|ful|pos=adjective}} wreak + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} wreakful (comparative more wreakful, superlative most wreakful)
  1. (poetic or obsolete) Vengeful; angry, furious. Tags: obsolete, poetic Synonyms: wreakfull [obsolete], wreckful [obsolete] Derived forms: wreakfully Related terms: wreaker, wreakless
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