retentive
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[edit] English
[edit] Adjective
retentive (comparative more retentive, superlative most retentive)
- 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.
[edit] Noun
retentive (plural retentives)
- (obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint.
[edit] References
- retentive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
retentive f.
- Feminine plural form of retentivo
