Hyphenation of retaliatory

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retaliatory? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

re-tal-ia-to-ry

Definitions of retaliatory:

1.	Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution Retributive justice demands an eye for an eye

Synonyms of retaliatory:

adj	relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory, punitive, punitory

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