TRACTILITY

Etymology

Noun

tractility (uncountable)

The quality of being tractile (capable of being drawn or stretched out at length).

Synonym: ductility

Source: Wiktionary


Trac*til"i*ty, n.

Definition: The quality of being tractile; ductility. Derham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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