Vindicative
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Vindicating, having a tendency to vindicate.
"page 316: A vindicative war can be defined as one in which we strive to gain that which is our own or which is due to us. […] page 328: […] since that is a vindicative war in which we strive to gain what is our own, but a punitive war is one in which a penalty is exacted from one against whom the war is brought; […]"
- 2 Vindictive, excessively vengeful.
"He in heat of action Is more vindicative than jealous love."
Example
More examples"page 316: A vindicative war can be defined as one in which we strive to gain that which is our own or which is due to us. […] page 328: […] since that is a vindicative war in which we strive to gain what is our own, but a punitive war is one in which a penalty is exacted from one against whom the war is brought; […]"
Etymology
From Middle French vindicatif, from Medieval Latin vindicativus.
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