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单词 retardatory
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retardatoryadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈtɑːdət(ə)ri/, U.S. /rəˈtɑrdəˌtɔri/, /riˈtɑrdəˌtɔri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retard v., -atory suffix2.
Etymology: < retard v. + -atory suffix2. Compare earlier retardative adj.
Having a retarding effect or influence.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > [adjective] > decreased in speed > causing decrease in speed
retarding1654
retardative1705
retardive1787
slow1838
retardatory1843
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [adjective] > hindering or retarding
back1628
retardant1642
retarding1654
tardative1666
retardive1787
retardatory1843
hold-back1852
1843 ‘Trafford’ Aeolus: Originat. Words (Paris) 195 It has not been usual, as far as I know, to contemplate in a pellucid medium any such retardatory quality.
1877 I. Rosenthal Gen. Physiol. Muscles & Nerves 282 Retardatory nerves have been recognised in almost all automatic apparatus.
1882 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 444 The nearer the angle between the rudder and the keel approaches a right angle, the more direct is the retardatory action.
1949 G. Ring Cent. French Painting 208 Without doubt a work of the Provençal school and for this reason of a certain interest, but a work by a small and retardatory artist.
1989 New Yorker 11 Dec. 106/2 Voodoo was a retardatory superstition that would disappear with ‘development’.
2006 C. M. Clark Iron Kingdom 214 It is worth emphasizing these retardatory effects, since it is often assumed that war was the crucial driver of state-building in the Prussian lands.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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