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retruse

retruse adjective: thrust backward; retruding.

Adjective

retruse (comparative more retruse, superlative most retruse)

  1. Thrust backward; retruding.
  2. (obsolete) abstruse
    • I have a sense of something in me while I thus speak, which I must confess is of so retruse a nature that I want a name for it, unless I should adventure to term it1662, Henry More, Preface to A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings

retruse meaning in Tamil

retruse in Tamil

மறைவான

Forms of retruse

comparativemore retruse
superlativemost retruse

Origin of retruse

From Latin retrusus (“concealed”), past participle of retrudere.

Questions about retruse

What does retruse mean?
Retruse means thrust backward; retruding.
What is retruse in Tamil?
Retruse in Tamil is மறைவான. See Retruse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is retruse?
Retruse is an adjective.

Words near retruse in the dictionary

  1. retrues
  2. retruing
  3. Retrumplican
  4. ReTRUMPlicans
  5. retruncate
  6. retruse
  7. retrusible
  8. retrusion
  9. retrusions
  10. retrusive
  11. ReTruth

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