Re‐ten″tive (?), a. [Cf. F. rétentif.] 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.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Re‐ten″tive (?), a. [Cf. F. rétentif.] 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.