Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retractile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
re-trac-tile
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That can be retracted (as a cat's claws)

Inflected Forms

more retractile (comparative) most retractile (superlative)

Derived Forms

irretractile nonretractile retractility semiretractile unretractile

Questions

What does retractile mean?
That can be retracted (as a cat's claws)

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