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retractive

[ ri-trak-tiv ]

adjective

  1. tending or serving to retract.

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Other Words From

  • re·tractive·ly adverb
  • re·tractive·ness noun
  • unre·tractive adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of retractive1

1350–1400; Middle English retractif < Old French; retract 1, -ive

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