retardative

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

retardative (comparative more retardative, superlative most retardative)

1. That retards; delaying, impeditive. [from 18th c.]
   • 2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin, published 2008, page 168:

     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 […] .

Synonyms

• retardatory