retaliative C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /rɪˈtæliˌeɪtɪv/ UK /rɪˈtæliˌeɪtɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj intended or inclined to retaliate; retaliatory His retaliative threat risked prolonging the dispute. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · intended or inclined to... retaliatoryrevengeful Etymology Formed from retaliate + -ive. Retaliate derives from Late Latin retaliare, 'to repay in kind,' from Latin talis, 'such, of such a kind.' Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # retaliative **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /rɪˈtæliˌeɪtɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /rɪˈtæliˌeɪtɪv/ ## Meanings 1. intended or inclined to retaliate; retaliatory ## Examples - His retaliative threat risked prolonging the dispute. ## Etymology Formed from retaliate + -ive. Retaliate derives from Late Latin retaliare, 'to repay in kind,' from Latin talis, 'such, of such a kind.' ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown