retractive
Americanadjective
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Origin of retractive
1350–1400; Middle English retractif < Old French; see retract 1, -ive
Example Sentences
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Stroman went on the IL retractive to June 7.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022
But at the retractive moment he ran plump into the Major, stalking grandly along the tile-paved walk and smoking a war-time cheroot of preposterous length.
From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.
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