What does retruse mean?
Retruse means Thrust backward; retruding..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Thrust backward; retruding..
1662, Henry More, Preface to A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings I have a sense of something in me while I thus speak, which I must confess is of so retruse a nature that I want a name for it, unless I should adventure to term it
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Retruse means Thrust backward; retruding..
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1662, Henry More, Preface to A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings I have a sense of something in me while I thus speak, which I must confess is of so retruse a nature that I want a name for it, unless I should adventure to term it
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