Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retroflexive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retroflex-ive
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

retroflex; backwards

Etymology

From retroflex + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more retroflexive (comparative) most retroflexive (superlative)

Derived Forms

retroflexively

Questions

What does retroflexive mean?
retroflex; backwards
Where does retroflexive come from?
From retroflex + -ive.

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