vindicatory
[ vin-di-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈvɪn dɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
adjective
tending or serving to vindicate.
punitive; retributive: vindicatory killings.
RELATED WORDS
defensible, explainable, fair, forgivable, justifiable, minor, moderate, okay, pardonable, passable, permissible, plausible, reasonable, slight, specious, temperate, tenable, trivial, understandable, venial
Nearby words
- vindhya range,
- vindicable,
- vindicate,
- vindication,
- vindicative,
- vindictive,
- vindictively,
- vindictiveness,
- vine,
- vine cactus
Also vin·dic·a·tive [vin-dik-uh-tiv, vin-di-key-] /vɪnˈdɪk ə tɪv, ˈvɪn dɪˌkeɪ-/.
Origin of vindicatory
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for vindicatory
It was a general review of the condition of the kingdom, with a vindicatory sketch of the policy pursued by the government.
On coming to Shelleys hands at Ravenna, Mrs. Shelleys vindicatory letter was as much his property as any ring on his finger.
The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2)|John Cordy JeaffresonOf all the parts of a law the most effectual is the vindicatory.
Commentaries on the Laws of England|William BlackstoneThis vindicatory letter was not transmitted by Byron to Mrs. Hoppner.
The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2)|John Cordy Jeaffreson