vindical

English edit

Etymology edit

From the Medieval Latin vindicālis (“avenging, punishing, vengeful, vindictive”), from the Classical Latin vindex (“avenger, punisher, revenger”) +‎ -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɪndɪkəl/, [ˈvɪndɪkl̩]
Rhymes: -ɪndɪkəl

Adjective edit

vindical (comparative more vindical, superlative most vindical)

(obsolete, rare) Eager to punish; vindicative.
- 1797, Edmund Burke, “A Letter from Mr. Burke to Dr. Huſſey” in Francis Plowden’s Hiſtorical Review of the State of Ireland (1803) II, Appendix, № cix, page 291:
  The great point for you […] is to eſtabliſh the circumſtance either of menace, coercion, or puniſhment as the caſe may be. When you have bottomed yourſelf well upon theſe facts, you need not be afraid to meet the vindical Lord D—— upon this ground.

Synonyms edit

(eager to punish): vengeful, vindicative, vindictive