retributory
English edit
Etymology edit
Compare Latin retributorius (“worthy of retribution”).
Adjective edit
retributory (comparative more retributory, superlative most retributory)
- Of or relating to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment.
- Synonyms: retributive, retributionary
Further reading edit
- “retributory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.