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retentive |
3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: retentive adj : tending to retain; "a retentive memory"; "soils retentive of moisture" [ant: {unretentive}]
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