Retentive

[rɪ'tentɪv] or [rɪ'tɛntɪv]

Definition

(adj.) having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water; 'soils retentive of moisture' .

(adj.) good at remembering; 'a retentive mind'; 'tenacious memory' .

(adj.) having the capacity to retain something .

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Definition

(a.) Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory.

(n.) That which retains or confines; a restraint.

Typist: Shelley

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Tenacious.

Edited by Gertrude

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Preservative, close, tenacious, mindful

ANT:Loose, leaky, oblivious

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