vindicative
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French vindicatif, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin vindicativus
Adjective
vindicative (comparative more vindicative, superlative most vindicative)
- Having a tendency to vindicate.
- Vindictive or excessively vengeful.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:
- He in heat of action Is more vindicative than jealous love.
Derived terms
French
Adjective
vindicative