VINDICATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
vindicative (comparative more vindicative, superlative most vindicative)
Having a tendency to vindicate.
Vindictive or excessively vengeful.
Source: Wiktionary
Vin"di*ca*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. vindicatif. Cf. Vindictive.]
1. Tending to vindicate; vindicating; as, a vindicative policy.
2. Revengeful; vindictive. [Obs.] Vindicative persons live the life of witches, who, as they are mischievous, so end they infortunate. Bacon.
– Vin"di*ca*tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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