retentive
retentive is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.That which retains or confines; a restraint. [R.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- back
- bird
- bond
- captive
- clench
- clinch
- close
- clutch
- custody
- detain
- detention
- entail
- fast
- finger
- firm
- fist
- forceps
- grasp
- grip
- gripe
- ground
- hand
- have
- hold
- hook
- hug
- husband
- inalienable
- incommunicable
- iron
- keep
- mortmain
- nail
- neaf
- neif
- nippers
- own
- paw
- pincers
- pliers
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is retentive.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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