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retortive

retortive adjective: containing, or acting as, a retort.

Adjective

retortive (comparative more retortive, superlative most retortive)

  1. Containing, or acting as, a retort.

Forms of retortive

comparativemore retortive
superlativemost retortive

Origin of retortive

From retort + -ive.

Questions about retortive

What does retortive mean?
Retortive means containing, or acting as, a retort.
What part of speech is retortive?
Retortive is an adjective.

Words near retortive in the dictionary

  1. retorteth
  2. retortful
  3. retorting
  4. retortion
  5. retortions
  6. retortive
  7. retorts
  8. retorture
  9. retortured
  10. retortures
  11. retorturing

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