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retroflexive

retroflexive adjective: retroflex; backwards.

Adjective

retroflexive (comparative more retroflexive, superlative most retroflexive)

  1. retroflex; backwards

Forms of retroflexive

comparativemore retroflexive
superlativemost retroflexive

Origin of retroflexive

From retroflex + -ive.

Words formed from retroflexive

Questions about retroflexive

What does retroflexive mean?
Retroflexive means retroflex; backwards.
What part of speech is retroflexive?
Retroflexive is an adjective.

Words near retroflexive in the dictionary

  1. retroflexed
  2. retroflexes
  3. retroflexing
  4. retroflexion
  5. retroflexions
  6. retroflexive
  7. retroflexively
  8. retrofocus
  9. retrofocused
  10. retrofocuses
  11. retrofocusing

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