retributory (retributor i)

[ Bp . Hall , Contemplations (ed. T. Tegg), III. 49. God's design in constituting them was not that they should sin, and suffer either the natural or the retributory consequences of so doing. Bibliotheca Sacra, XLVI. 488. retrieft, n. See retrieve . retrievable (re-trē'va-bl), a . [ retrieve + -able. Cf. It. ritrovabile .] Capable of being retrieved or recovered. Still is sweet sleep retrievable ; and still might the flesh weigh down the spirit, and recover itself of these blows. Sterne, Tristram Shandy, vii. 15. I... wish somebody may accept it [the Laureateship] that will retrieve the credit of the thing, if it be retrieva ble . Gray, To Mr. Mason, Dec. 19, 1757. The retrievablene (re-trēva-bl-nes), n. quality of being retrievable; susceptibility of being retrieved. Bailey, 1727. retrievably (rē-trēʼva-bli), adv. With a po ibility of retrieval or recovery. retrieval (re-trēʼval), n. [ restoration. Our continued coinage of standard silver dollars can accomplish nothing of itself for the retrieval of the metal's credit. The American , XII. 359. retrieve (rē-trēv'), v.; pret, and pp. retrieved, ppr. retrieving. [Early mod. E. also retrive, re treve; Fire, Water, and Fame went to travel together (as you are going now); they consulted, that if they lost one another, how they might be retrieved and meet again. Howell , Letters, ii. 14. I am sorry the original [of a letter] was not retriev'd from him. Evelyn, To Pepys. To retrieve ourselves from this vain, uncertain, roving, distracted way of thinking and living, it is requisite to retire frequently, and to converse much with ourselves. Bp . Atterbury , Sermons, I. x. ... The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia retrieve I'll. gloriously retrieve My youth from its enforced calamity. Browning , In a Balcony. That which was lost might quickly be retrieved . Crabbe , Works, VIII. 82. 2. Specifically, in hunting , to search for and fetch: as, a dog retrieves killed or wounded birds or other game to the sportsman.-3. To bring back to a state of well-being, prosperity, or succe ; restore; reëstablish: as, to retrieve one's credit.