say it: ree-TA-lyuh-taw-ree
retaliatory 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 retaliatory come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.