vindicatorily
vindicatorily adverb: in a vindicatory manner; in vindication of someone or something.
Adverb
vindicatorily (comparative more vindicatorily, superlative most vindicatorily)
- In a vindicatory manner; in vindication of someone or something.
- She spoke not angrily, but haughtily — not vindictively, but vindicatorily."1852, Pierce Egan, The London apprentice, and the goldsmith's daughter of West Chepe, page 167
- ...He has been shamefully wronged since his death." Thus vindicatorily of his friend spoke the just and kind Geoffrey Crayon a day or two since; and we are glad to record it while the dark wing of the poet's renown is uppermost.1864, Washington Irving, Works of Washington Irving, Volume 26
Forms of vindicatorily
| comparative | more vindicatorily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vindicatorily |
Origin of vindicatorily
From vindicatory + -ly.
Questions about vindicatorily
- What does vindicatorily mean?
- Vindicatorily means in a vindicatory manner; in vindication of someone or something.
- What part of speech is vindicatorily?
- Vindicatorily is an adverb.
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