| ADJECTIVE | all | retractile | capable of retraction |
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| Meaning | capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back. | |
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| Example | "cats have retractile claws" | |
| Narrower | retractable | capable of being retracted |
| Opposite | nonretractile, nonretractable | not capable of being retracted |
| Spanish | retráctil | |
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