retaliative

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Mr. Leo looked very unhappy, and in the deplorable condition of a man who is consumed by the knowledge that he ought to be very angry and retaliative, and yet dares not.

From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William

Moreover, could the authorities responsible for the peace of the border allow so flagrant an act of dacoity to pass without retaliative measures?

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram

It is due to Carlile to observe that the annoyance he marshalled against authority was chiefly retaliative.

From Life and Character of Richard Carlile by Holyoake, George Jacob

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.

From An essay on the American contribution and the democratic idea by Churchill, Winston

Rancour and rage and vindictiveness, and every passion awakened in the breasts of the strong by local insolence and legal injustice, is supplied by Bunyan with epithets of immense retaliative force.

From Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis by Davies, Charles Maurice