retentive

/ɹɪˈtɛntɪv/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

VERB + RETENTIVE

iron

RETENTIVE + NOUN

memory, rainwater, strength

ADV.

fairly, highly

adj

Having power to retain.

a retentive memory

a soil that is highly retentive of rainwater

Anal-retentive.

noun

That which retains or confines; a restraint.

adjective — good at remembering

a retentive memory

Wiktionary

a soil that is highly retentive of rainwater

Wiktionary

Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit.

Wiktionary

With deliberate malice I loaded a prolix narrative with every triviality that a fairly retentive memory could rake out of the half-forgotten past.

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In some senses, retentive is marked as slang, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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