Etymology

vindicative

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Today it means: Vindicating, having a tendency to vindicate. Full definition →

Middle French vindicatif
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  1. Middle French · derived fromvindicatif
  2. English todayvindicative

From Middle French vindicatif, from Medieval Latin vindicativus.

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