retardative

adj

retardative

adj

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

1

That retards; delaying, impeditive.

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 […].2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin, published 2008, page 168:

Synonyms: retardatory

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