contractive

[ kuhn-trak-tiv ]

/ kənˈtræk tɪv /

adjective

serving or tending to contract.

capable of contracting.

Origin of contractive

First recorded in 1615–25; contract + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM contractive

con·trac·tive·ly, adverbcon·trac·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby contractive

contract furniture, contractile, contractile vacuole, contraction, contraction joint, contractive, contract labor, contract of employment, contractor, contract out, contract practice

Example sentences from the Web for contractive

The gas burner is made of a metal having great expansive and contractive properties.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896|Various
And the doctor, by sundry tests and applications, showed the peculiar exhausted and contractive condition of the muscles.
Master of His Fate|J. Mclaren Cobban
There must always be contractive elements, implicit or explicit, in a marriage; that was well recognized even by the Canonists.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

单词	contractive
释义	contractive [ kuhn-trak-tiv ] / kənˈtræk tɪv / adjective serving or tending to contract. capable of contracting. Origin of contractive First recorded in 1615–25; contract + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM contractive con·trac·tive·ly, adverbcon·trac·tive·ness, noun Words nearby contractive contract furniture, contractile, contractile vacuole, contraction, contraction joint, contractive, contract labor, contract of employment, contractor, contract out, contract practice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contractive The gas burner is made of a metal having great expansive and contractive properties. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896\|Various And the doctor, by sundry tests and applications, showed the peculiar exhausted and contractive condition of the muscles. Master of His Fate\|J. Mclaren Cobban There must always be contractive elements, implicit or explicit, in a marriage; that was well recognized even by the Canonists. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)\|Havelock Ellis
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