Definition of RETRACTIVE

retractive

Plural: retractives

Noun

  • That which retracts or withdraws.
  • A verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation.

Adj

  • Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
  • Mapping from a space onto a subset of that space.
  • Serving to distance or alienate.

Origin / Etymology

From retract + -ive.

Scrabble Score: 15

retractive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
retractive: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
retractive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

retractive: valid Words With Friends Word