Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retributionary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-tri-bu-tion-ary
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or relating to retribution; retributive; retaliatory.

Example Sentences

"Punishment, moreover, loses all its retributionary character [...]"
"It might be thought, for example, that a rehabilitation approach simply costs more in both time and money than a retributionary approach. But while retributionary approaches may be a boon to the average taxpayer, they are a bane to ..."
"Of course, the 'just deserts' retributionary approach does not mean the punishment should be exactly like the crime; it means that there should be equivalencies of seriousness of punishment."

Etymology

From retribution + -ary.

Inflected Forms

more retributionary (comparative) most retributionary (superlative)

Synonyms

retaliatory vindicatory retributionary retributive retributory

Questions

What does retributionary mean?: Being or relating to retribution; retributive; retaliatory.
Where does retributionary come from?: From retribution + -ary.

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