English Explanatory Dictionary

retentive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having power to retain.
  2. Anal-retentive.
noun
  1. That which retains or confines; a restraint.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈtɛntɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retentive.wav

Word forms

retentive more retentive most retentive retentives

Etymology

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

Derived words

anal retentive anal-retentive gastroretentive irretentive nonretentive retentively retentiveness retentivity stereoretentive unretentive
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