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Retentive Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Retentive has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

That which retains or confines; a restraint.

Adjective
1

good at remembering

"a retentive mind"

"tenacious memory"

2

having the capacity to retain something

3

having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water

"soils retentive of moisture"

4

Having power to retain

Example Sentences
"a retentive mind" adjective
"tenacious memory" adjective
"soils retentive of moisture" adjective
See Also
mindful stopper retentives retentor retentively retention retentiveness irretentive
Related Terms
Antonyms
forgetful
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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