Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irretractile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ir-re-trac-tile
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not retractile.

adj

Not tractile or ductile.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ir- + retractile.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more irretractile (comparative) most irretractile (superlative)

Questions

What does irretractile mean?
Not retractile.
Where does irretractile come from?
From ir- + retractile.

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