Revertive

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Revertive \Re*vert"ive\, a.
     Reverting, or tending to revert; returning. --
     {Re*vert"ive*ly}, adv.
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           The tide revertive, unattracted, leaves


           A yellow waste of idle sands behind.     --Thomson.
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