Retractile
[ri'træktail]
Definition
(adj.) capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; 'cats have retractile claws' .
Editor: Samantha--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile.
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Examples
- Hadrian, his successor, was of a cautious and retractile disposition. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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