vindicative
pronunciation
How to pronounce vindicative in British English:
UK ['vɪndɪkətɪv]
How to pronounce vindicative in American English:
US ['vɪndəˌkeɪtɪv]
Word Origin
- vindicative (adj.)
- mid-15c., "vindictive, having vengeful intent," from Old French vindicatif (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin vindicativus, from vindicat-, past participle stem of vindicare (see vindicate). From c. 1600 as "involving retribution or punishment," a sense "common in 17th cent." [OED].