Hypertext Webster Gateway: "retentive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Retentive \Re*ten"tive\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]tentif.]
Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory.
Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be
retentive to the strength of spirit. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Retentive \Re*ten"tive\, n.
That which retains or confines; a restraint. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
retentive
adj : tending to retain; "a retentive memory"; "soils retentive of
moisture" [ant: {unretentive}]
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