the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Same as retaliatory.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Tending to or of the nature of retaliation; retaliatory; vindictive; revengeful.
Word Usage
"These would seem to take it for granted that we shall fall short of victory, and hence that selfish retaliative or vindictive practices between nations, sanctioned by imperialism, will continue to flourish after the war."