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retributiveness

retributiveness noun: the quality of being retributive.

Noun

retributiveness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being retributive.

Origin of retributiveness

From retributive + -ness.

Questions about retributiveness

What does retributiveness mean?
Retributiveness means the quality of being retributive.
What part of speech is retributiveness?
Retributiveness is a noun.

Words near retributiveness in the dictionary

  1. retributionist
  2. retributionists
  3. retributions
  4. retributive
  5. retributively
  6. retributiveness
  7. retributivism
  8. retributivist
  9. retributivists
  10. retributor
  11. retributors

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