Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retardive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-tar-dive
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That retards; retardative.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-d-o- Proto-Italic *tardo- Latin tardus Latin retardōbor. Anglo-Norman retarderbor. Middle English retarden English retard Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English retardive From retard + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more retardive (comparative) most retardive (superlative)

Derived Forms

retardively

Questions

What does retardive mean?: That retards; retardative.
Where does retardive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-d-o- Proto-Italic *tardo- Latin tardus Latin retardōbor. Anglo-Norman retarderbor. Middle English retarden English retard Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English retardive From retard + -ive.

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