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vindical

UK/ˈvɪndɪkəl/

vindical adjective: eager to punish; vindicative.

Adjective

vindical (comparative more vindical, superlative most vindical)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Eager to punish; vindicative.
    • The great point for you […] is to eſtabliſh the circumſtance either of menace, coercion, or puniſhment as the caſe may be. When you have bottomed yourſelf well upon theſe facts, you need not be afraid to meet the vindical Lord D—— upon this ground.1797, Edmund Burke, “A Letter from Mr. Burke to Dr. Huſſey” in Francis Plowden’s Hiſtorical Review of the State of Ireland (1803) II, Appendix, № cix, page 291

Synonyms of vindical

Forms of vindical

comparativemore vindical
superlativemost vindical

Origin of vindical

From the Medieval Latin vindicālis (“avenging, punishing, vengeful, vindictive”), from the Classical Latin vindex (“avenger, punisher, revenger”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).

Words that rhyme with vindical

Questions about vindical

What does vindical mean?
Vindical means eager to punish; vindicative.
What part of speech is vindical?
Vindical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vindical?
Vindical is pronounced /ˈvɪndɪkəl/ (UK).

Words near vindical in the dictionary

  1. Vindhyan
  2. Vindhyans
  3. Vindhyas
  4. vindicability
  5. vindicable
  6. vindical
  7. vindicat.
  8. vindicate
  9. vindicated
  10. vindicates
  11. vindicatest

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