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tardative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tarda-tive
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to slacken speed, retarding.

Obsolete

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

tardive

Antonyms

accelerative

Questions

What does tardative mean?
Tending to slacken speed, retarding.

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