retardive

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adjective

That retards; retardative.

OriginEnglish retard ← Middle English retarden ← Anglo-Norman retarder →
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Meanings

adjectiveretardive (comparative more retardive, superlative most retardive)

comparative more retardive · superlative most retardive

  1. That retards; retardative.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂dos
  5. Proto-Italic*tardos
  6. Latintardus
  7. Latinretardō
  8. Anglo-Normanretarder
  9. Middle Englishretarden
  10. Englishretard
  11. Englishretardive

From retard + -ive.

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APA

retardive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retardive

MLA

“retardive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retardive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retardive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retardive.

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