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contractive

[ kuhn-trak-tiv ]

adjective

  1. serving or tending to contract.
  2. capable of contracting.

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Other Words From

  • con·tractive·ly adverb
  • con·tractive·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of contractive1

First recorded in 1615–25; contract + -ive

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