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- Dictionaryretentive/rɪˈtɛntɪv/
adjective
- 1. (of a person's memory) effective in retaining facts and impressions: "he had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished speaker"
- 2. (of a substance) able to absorb and hold moisture: "soil should be rich and moisture retentive"
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RETENTIVE definition: 1. If you have a retentive memory or brain, you can remember things easily. 2. If you have a…. Learn more.
- English (US)
RETENTIVE meaning: 1. If you have a retentive memory or...
- Traditional
RETENTIVE translate: 強記的;記憶力強的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
The meaning of RETENTIVE is having the power, property, or capacity of retaining; especially : retaining knowledge easily. How to use retentive in a sentence.
Retentive means having the capacity to retain or remember things well. Learn the word frequency, pronunciation, synonyms, and examples of retentive in British and American English.
Retentive definition: tending or serving to retain something.. See examples of RETENTIVE used in a sentence.
retentive: 1 adj having the capacity to retain something adj having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water “soils retentive of moisture” Synonyms: impermeable preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through adj good at remembering “a retentive mind” Synonyms: long , recollective , tenacious aware , mindful bearing in mind; ...
re·ten·tive (rĭ-tĕn′tĭv) adj. 1. Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining. 2. Having the ability or capacity to retain knowledge or information with ease: a ...
Definition of retentive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.