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retruse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retruse
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thrust backward; retruding.

adj

abstruse

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin retrusus (“concealed”), past participle of retrudere.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more retruse (comparative) most retruse (superlative)

Questions

What does retruse mean?
Thrust backward; retruding.
Where does retruse come from?
From Latin retrusus (“concealed”), past participle of retrudere.

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