retardative

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English

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Etymology

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From (the participle stem of) Latin retardāre +‎ -ive.

Adjective

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retardative (comparative more retardative, superlative most retardative)

  1. That retards; delaying, impeditive. [from 18th c.]
    • 2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin, published 2008, page 168:
      In the German lands east of the River Elbe and in the Habsburg Monarchy, the anchoring of the serfs to the lord's estate is generally believed to have had a retardative effect […] .

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