"contractionary" meaning in English

See contractionary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more contractionary [comparative], most contractionary [superlative]
Etymology: contraction + -ary Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contraction|ary}} contraction + -ary Head templates: {{en-adj}} contractionary (comparative more contractionary, superlative most contractionary)
  1. Tending to cause contraction.
    Sense id: en-contractionary-en-adj-x5TldWyr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ary

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