Revertive
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Turning back; retreating; retiring.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Reverting, or tending to revert; returning.
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adjective.
Reverting, or tending to
revert
;
returning
.
Word Usage
"Here was an illustration of that revertive tendency in the sections which has maintained the national equilibrium."
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
returning