contractive

[ kuhn-trak-tiv ]

adjective
  1. serving or tending to contract.

  2. capable of contracting.

Origin of contractive

1
First recorded in 1615–25; contract + -ive

Other words from contractive

  • con·trac·tive·ly, adverb
  • con·trac·tive·ness, noun

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