Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vindicative

/vɪnˈdɪkətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vin-dica-tive
IPA: /vɪnˈdɪkətɪv/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Vindicating, having a tendency to vindicate.

adj

Vindictive, excessively vengeful.

Example Sentences

"page 316: A vindicative war can be defined as one in which we strive to gain that which is our own or which is due to us. […] page 328: […] since that is a vindicative war in which we strive to gain what is our own, but a punitive war is one in which a penalty is exacted from one against whom the war is brought; […]"
"He in heat of action Is more vindicative than jealous love."
"That albeit the care of Religion toward God, in a vindicative and punishing way, and reforming it, &c. lyeth upon the King or Magistrates mainly, (he should have said onely, for none can produce a commission, but the Powers ordained of God, for using the vindicative, punitive and reforming Sword, […]"

Etymology

From Middle French vindicatif, from Medieval Latin vindicativus.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: vindicatif, -

Inflected Forms

more vindicative (comparative) most vindicative (superlative)

Derived Forms

vindicatively vindicativeness

Questions

How do you pronounce vindicative?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɪnˈdɪkətɪv/.
What does vindicative mean?: Vindicating, having a tendency to vindicate.
Where does vindicative come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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