retentive

English

Adjective

retentive (comparative more retentive, superlative most retentive)

1. Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory.
   • c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caeser', Act 1 Scene 3

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

Noun

retentive (plural retentives)

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

References

• retentive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Italian

Adjective

retentive f

1. Feminine plural form of retentivo

Anagrams

• trivenete