justificative, justificatory, vindicatory
(adjective) providing justification
retributive, retributory, vindicatory
(adjective) given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; “retributive justice”
retaliatory, retaliative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory
(adjective) of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; “retributive justice demands an eye for an eye”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vindicatory (comparative more vindicatory, superlative most vindicatory)
Promoting or producing vindication.
Promoting or producing retribution or punishment.
• (promoting or producing vindication): defensive, justificatory
• (promoting or producing retribution or punishment): punitive, retributive
Source: Wiktionary
Vin"di*ca*to*ry, a.
1. Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory; vindicative.
2. Inflicting punishment; avenging; punitory. The afflictions of Job were no vindicatory punishments to take vengeance of his sins. Abp. Bramhall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
