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Definition of Retroflex
1. Verb. Bend or turn backward.
2. Adjective. Bent or curved backward.
3. Verb. Articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate. "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
Generic synonyms: Articulate, Enounce, Enunciate, Pronounce, Say, Sound Out
Derivative terms: Retroflexion
Derivative terms: Retroflexion
4. Adjective. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate.
Definition of Retroflex
1. a. Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
Definition of Retroflex
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retroflex
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