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retrofract

retrofract adjective: bent sharply back, so as to appear broken.

Adjective

retrofract (comparative more retrofract, superlative most retrofract)

  1. Bent sharply back, so as to appear broken.
    • a retrofract peduncle
    • retrofract pods
    Synonyms:
    retrofracted

Synonyms of retrofract

Forms of retrofract

comparativemore retrofract
superlativemost retrofract

Origin of retrofract

retro- + Latin fractus, past participle of frangere (“to break”).

Questions about retrofract

What does retrofract mean?
Retrofract means bent sharply back, so as to appear broken.
What part of speech is retrofract?
Retrofract is an adjective.

Words near retrofract in the dictionary

  1. retrofocus
  2. retrofocused
  3. retrofocuses
  4. retrofocusing
  5. retroforeland
  6. retrofract
  7. retrofracted
  8. retrofuture
  9. retrofutures
  10. retrofuturism
  11. retrofuturist

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