retractive adjective.
[rɪ'traktɪv] LME.[In sense 1 from medieval Latin retractivus; later from RETRACT verb1, verb2 + -IVE.]1. Serving to retract or pull back something.
LME.2. Inclined to draw back; backsliding.
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E16.3. Chess. Of a problem: involving the retracting of a move or moves. Only in
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