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retentive

[ri-ten-tiv]

adjective

  1. tending or serving to retain something.

  2. having power or capacity to retain.

  3. having power or ability to remember; having a good memory.



retentive

/ ɪˈɛԳɪ /

adjective

  1. having the capacity to retain or remember

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • retentively adverb
  • retentiveness noun
  • nonretentive adjective
  • nonretentively adverb
  • nonretentiveness noun
  • unretentive adjective
  • unretentively adverb
  • unretentiveness noun
  • ˈٱԳپԱ noun
  • ˈٱԳپ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retentive1

1325–75; Middle English retentif < Middle French < Medieval Latin ٱԳīܲ, equivalent to Latin retent ( us ) ( retention ) + -īܲ -ive
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The curators were struck by the fact that Barnor “had so many stories — it was unusual to hear the voice of a living photographer who has such a great mind and retentive memory,” Quarcoopome said.

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In Texas — well, hell, Texas has always been anally retentive when it comes to social issues, so nothing new there.

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Unsurprisingly, in a state controlled by a retentive fascist like Gov. Ron DeSantis, the books deemed too dangerous to read mostly involve ideas like "gay couples exist" and "there was once a civil rights movement."

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His was the most nimble and retentive mind I’ve ever worked with closely over time.

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It was enough to turn a beautiful sentiment of kindness into a painfully retentive memory; a constant reminder of what is to come.

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