retributively
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retributively — adverb see retributive … New Collegiate Dictionary
retributively — re·trib·u·tive·ly … English syllables
retributively — adverb see retributive * * * retribˈūtively adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑retribute … Useful english dictionary
retributive — retributively, adv. /ri trib yeuh tiv/, adj. characterized by or involving retribution: retributive justice. Also, retributory /ri trib yeuh tawr ee, tohr ee/. [1670 80; obs. retribute to make retribution ( < L retributus; see RETRIBUTION) + IVE] … Universalium
retributive — adjective Date: 1678 of, relating to, or marked by retribution • retributively adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
retribution — [re΄trə byo͞o′shən] n. [ME retribucioun < OFr retribution < LL(Ec) retributio < L retributus, pp. of retribuere, to repay < re , back + tribuere, to pay: see TRIBUTE] punishment for evil done or reward for good done; requital… … English World dictionary
