retentive

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɛntɪv/ === Adjective === retentive (comparative more retentive, superlative most retentive) Having power to retain. (slang, apocope) Anal-retentive. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === retentive (plural retentives) (obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint. === References === “retentive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Italian == === Adjective === retentive feminine plural of retentivo === Anagrams === trivenete