Category:Retentive

Re*ten"tive, a. Etym: [cf. F. rétentif.]

Defn: having power to retain; as, a retentive memory. Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, can be retentive to The strength of spirit. Shak.

Retentive Re*ten"tive, n.

Defn: that which retains or confines; a restraint. [r.] Bp. Hall.