= vindictive, adj. 2. Now rare. (Common in 17th cent.)
| 单词 | θ172616 |
| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > retributive punishment > [adjective] (11) vindicative1610 = vindictive, adj. 2. Now rare. (Common in 17th cent.) vindictive1623 Involving retribution or punishment; punitive, retributive; avenging. Now rare. As an epithet of justice. (Cf. vindicative, adj. 2b.) vindicatory1655 Avenging; punitive, retributive. Subcategories:— punished retributively (1) — inflicting retributive punishment (7) |
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