- retaliative
- re·tal·i·a·tive
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retaliative
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Retaliative — Re*tal i*a*tive, a. Same as {Retaliatory}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retaliative — index malevolent, reciprocal, ruthless, vindictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
retaliative — retaliate ► VERB ▪ make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack. DERIVATIVES retaliation noun retaliative adjective retaliator noun retaliatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin retaliare return in kind … English terms dictionary
retaliative — adjective see retaliate … New Collegiate Dictionary
retaliative — See retaliation. * * * … Universalium
retaliative — adjective retaliatory … Wiktionary
retaliative — rɪ tælɪeɪtɪv / É™tɪv adj. seeking retaliation, vindictive, vengeful … English contemporary dictionary
retaliative — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌād.iv adjective : retaliatory … Useful english dictionary
retaliate — retaliative, retaliatory /ri tal ee euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. retaliator, n. /ri tal ee ayt /, v., retaliated, retaliating. v.i. 1. to return like for like, esp. evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury. v.t. 2. to requite or make return for… … Universalium
Retaliatory — Re*tal i*a*to*ry, a. Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
