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retreative

retreative adjective: relating to retreating.

Adjective

retreative (comparative more retreative, superlative most retreative)

  1. Relating to retreating.
    • 'I only said that,' added the man, shrugging his shoulders, 'because the Duke of Calabria is rather celebrated for his retreative tactics.'1898, W. Somerset Maugham, The Making of a Saint

Forms of retreative

comparativemore retreative
superlativemost retreative

Questions about retreative

What does retreative mean?
Retreative means relating to retreating.
What part of speech is retreative?
Retreative is an adjective.

Words near retreative in the dictionary

  1. retreatingness
  2. retreatings
  3. retreatism
  4. retreatist
  5. retreatists
  6. retreative
  7. retreatlike
  8. retreatment
  9. retreatments
  10. retreats
  11. retree

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