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Relating to or part of a retaliation.
The hostile forces were at an impasse; neither could attack with enough force and still defend against the retaliatory counterattack.
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retaliatory — UK US /rɪˈtæliətəri/ US /rɪˈtæliətɔri/ adjective ► used to describe an action that is intended to harm someone who has done something to harm you: retaliatory action/measures/sanctions »The bill ends tax subsidies for US exporters that caused… … Financial and business terms
Retaliatory — Re*tal i*a*to*ry, a. Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retaliatory — index disciplinary (punitory), malevolent, penal, punitive, reciprocal, vindictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Bur … Law dictionary
retaliatory — 1813; see RETALIATE (Cf. retaliate) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
retaliatory — [[t]rɪtæ̱liətəri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n If you take retaliatory action, you try to harm or annoy someone who has harmed or annoyed you. [FORMAL] There s been talk of a retaliatory blockade to prevent supplies getting through … English dictionary
retaliatory — adj. Retaliatory is used with these nouns: ↑attack, ↑raid, ↑strike, ↑tariff … Collocations dictionary
retaliatory — re|tal|i|a|to|ry [rıˈtæliətəri US to:ri] adj [usually before noun] formal done against someone because they have harmed you ▪ a retaliatory attack … Dictionary of contemporary English
retaliatory — re|tal|i|a|to|ry [ rı tæliə,tɔri ] adjective FORMAL intended to do something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you: retaliatory attacks/measures … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
retaliatory — adjective formal done against someone because they have harmed you: retaliatory raids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
retaliatory — UK [rɪˈtælɪət(ə)rɪ] / US [rɪˈtælɪəˌtɔrɪ] adjective formal intended to do something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you retaliatory attacks/measures … English dictionary
