Added 10 October 2026 retral adjective Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about retral at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction. At or near or toward the posterior. Related Words: backwardretrogradeposteriorretrorsalhindposternhindwardrearwardsretrocolicrearwardretroflexiveretrolateral Back to today's word