vindicative

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Vindicating, having a tendency to vindicate.
    — 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; […]
  2. Vindictive, excessively vengeful.
    — He in heat of action Is more vindicative than jealous love.

词形变化

more vindicative comparative most vindicative superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
vindicatively vindicativeness

词源

From Middle French vindicatif, from Medieval Latin vindicativus.
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