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Thesaurus: retroflexed

Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.

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  1. a. Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
  2. adj. bent or curved backward
  3. v bend or turn backward v articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate s bent or curved backward