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Retaliatory Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Retaliatory has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

of or relating to or having the nature of retribution

"retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"

2

Relating to or part of a retaliation.

See Also
retaliation retaliate nonretaliatory retributive muru retaliatorily revenge unretaliatory
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Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
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