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Syllable division and stress derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
retaliative is an adjective meaning "of or relating to or having the nature of retribution". It carries one recorded sense.
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
“retributive justice demands an eye for an eye”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for retaliative come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.