"revertive" meaning in English

See revertive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more revertive [comparative], most revertive [superlative]
Etymology: revert + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|revert|ive}} revert + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} revertive (comparative more revertive, superlative most revertive)
  1. Reverting, or tending to revert; returning. Related terms: revertively
    Sense id: en-revertive-en-adj-s35c1ua0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive

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