retaliative

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   intended or inclined to retaliate; retaliatory

   His retaliative threat risked prolonging the dispute.

Formed from retaliate + -ive. Retaliate derives from Late Latin retaliare, 'to repay in kind,' from Latin talis, 'such, of such a kind.'

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