retroflexed

ret·ro·flex  (rtr-flks)

adj. also ret·ro·flexed (-flkst)

1. Bent, curved, or turned backward.

2. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back against the roof of the mouth.

n.

A sound pronounced with the tongue in retroflex position, as the sound (r) in some varieties of English.

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[Latin *retrflexus, past participle of retrflectere, to bend back : retr, retro- + flectere, to bend.]

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retro·flexion, retro·flection n.

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Adj.

1.

retroflexed - bent or curved backward retroflex backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"