Adjective
- 1. retentive (vs. unretentive), recollective, long, tenacious, mindful#1, aware
- usage: good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
- 2. retentive
- usage: having the capacity to retain something
- 3. retentive, impermeable (vs. permeable)
- usage: having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water; "soils retentive of moisture"
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