Category:Vindicative

Vin"di*ca*tive, a. Etym: [cf. F. vindicatif. Cf. Vindictive.]

1. Tending to vindicate; vindicating; as, a vindicative policy.

2. Revengeful; vindictive. [obs.] Vindicative persons live the life of witches, who, as they are Mischievous, so end they infortunate. Bacon. -- vin"di*ca*tive*ness, n.