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retractive

retractive noun: that which retracts or withdraws.

Noun

retractive (plural retractives)

  1. That which retracts or withdraws.
  2. A verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation.

Adjective

retractive (comparative more retractive, superlative most retractive)

  1. Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
  2. Mapping from a space onto a subset of that space.
  3. Serving to distance or alienate.

Forms of retractive

Noun
pluralretractives
Adjective
comparativemore retractive
superlativemost retractive

Origin of retractive

From retract + -ive.

Words formed from retractive

Questions about retractive

What does retractive mean?
Retractive means that which retracts or withdraws.
What part of speech is retractive?
Retractive can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of retractive?
The plural of retractive is retractives.

Words near retractive in the dictionary

  1. retracting rooftop
  2. retracting rooftops
  3. retraction
  4. retractioning
  5. retractions
  6. retractive
  7. retractively
  8. retractiveness
  9. retractives
  10. retractor
  11. retractors

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