deflex

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verb

To bend down.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

verbdeflex (third-person singular simple present deflexes, present participle deflexing, simple past and past participle deflexed)

present singular third person deflexes · participle present deflexing · participle past deflexed · past deflexed

  1. biologyTo bend down.
adjectivedeflex (not comparable)
  1. not comparablearcheryHaving the arms curved or curled at the base so as to turn towards the archer when unstrung, reducing the strain on the limbs and also the energy stored by the weapon.

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APA

deflex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflex

MLA

“deflex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deflex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflex.

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