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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