retentive

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus.

adj

  1. Having power to retain
    a retentive memory
    a soil that is highly retentive of rainwater
  2. (slang, apocope) anal-retentive

noun

  1. (obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint.

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