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retaliatory

/ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
re-tal-ia-to-ry
IPA
/ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹi/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or part of a retaliation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English retaliate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English retaliatory From retaliate + -ory.

Inflected Forms

more retaliatory (comparative) most retaliatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiretaliatory nonretaliatory retaliatorily unretaliatory

Phrases

retaliatory tariff

Frequently Paired Words

revenge vengeful

Synonyms

punitive retributive vengeful avengeful pluckcrow revengeful vengeable vengesome vindical vindictive wreakful retaliatory

Antonyms

unretaliatory unretributive nonretaliatory nonretributive

Questions

How do you pronounce retaliatory?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹi/.
What does retaliatory mean?
Relating to or part of a retaliation.
Where does retaliatory come from?
Etymology tree English retaliate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English retaliatory From retaliate + -ory.

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