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VINDICATIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of vindicative in English proving or showing that someone is free from blame, and punishing the person responsible for something bad : He believes that a just war is first and foremost an exercise in vindicative justice. These sections reflect the Legislature's desire to encourage vindicative lawsuits.
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VINDICATIVE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of VINDICATIVE is vindictive, vengeful.
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Vindicative : r/EnglishLearning - Reddit
"Vindictive" in comparison means someone who does not tolerate being slighted and will go to great lengths to hold someone accountable for a ...
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vindicative
vindicative, a. (vɪnˈdɪkətɪv, ˈvɪndɪkeɪtɪv) Also 6 vendicatife, -yue, vindicatyfe, -iue. [ad. OF. vindicatif (also mod.F.), or med.L. vindicātīv-us: see vindicate v. and -ive. So Sp. vindicativo, It. vendicativo.] † 1. = vindictive a. 1. Obs. (Common c 1590–1690.) a. Of persons (or things personifie...
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Vindictive vs. Vindicative - English Stack Exchange
Vindictive is having a tendency to seek revenge when vengeful, while vindicative is having a tendency to vindicate.
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vindicative- WordWeb dictionary definition
Adjective: vindicative. Usage: archaic. Tending to vindicate or justify "The evidence was vindicative of his innocence"
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vindictive
vindictive, a. and n. (vɪnˈdɪktɪv) [f. L. vindicta vengeance, revenge + -ive.] A. adj. 1. Of persons: Given to revenge; having a revengeful disposition. (Cf. vindicative a. 1.)1616 Bullokar Eng. Expos., Vindictiue, reuengefull, or apt to reuenge. 1770 Langhorne Plutarch (1851) II. 904/1 He was vindi...
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VINDICATIVE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
2 senses: 1. obsolete vindictive; vengeful 2. tending to vindicate.... Click for more definitions.
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VINDICTIVE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a : disposed to seek revenge : vengeful b : intended for or involving revenge 2. intended to cause anguish or hurt : spiteful
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Vindicative - Webster's 1828 Dictionary
VIN'DICATIVE, adjective. 1. Tending to vindicate. 2. Revengeful. [This is now generally vindictive.] Websters Dictionary 1828. SITEMAP ...
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vindicative, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
vindicative is of multiple origins. Either a borrowing from French. Or a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French vindicatif; Latin vindicātīvus. See etymology ...
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vindicative (adj.) - ShakespearesWords.com
Vindicative means vindictive, punitive, or revengeful.
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John Croke
His son, again called (Sir) John, inherited Chilton, of which he was baronet, and "through his impudent, litigious, and vindicative disposition, completely
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Nat Turner - Wikiquote
Jan 7, 2023The Richmond Enquirer (30 August 1831) A fanatic preacher by the name of Nat Turner (Gen. Nat Turner) who had been taught to read and write, and permitted to go about preaching in the country, was at the bottom of this infernal brigandage. He was artful, impudent and vindicative, after having witnessed the atrocities committed against slaves ...
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wreakful
wreakful, a. (ˈriːkfʊl) Also 6 wreke-, 6–7 wreakeful(l. [f. wreak n. + -ful. Cf. wrackful, wrakeful, wrecheful adjs. Freq. from c 1560 to c 1610. Now rare or Obs.] 1. Of persons, etc.: Given or addicted to revenge; vengeful.1531 Tindale Wks. (1572) 24/2 They also fayne y⊇ saintes..more wreakeful, an...
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