vin"di*ca*tive*ness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Vindicative \Vin"di*ca*tive\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. vindicatif. Cf. Vindictive.]
1.Tending to vindicate; vindicating; as, a vindicative policy. [1913 Webster]
2.Revengeful; vindictive. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Vindicative persons live the life of witches, who, as they are mischievous, so end they infortunate. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] -- Vin"di*ca*tive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]