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retentive
adjective
having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- R
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ETENTIV
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water
“soils retentive of moisture”
adjective
good at remembering
“a retentive mind”
adjective
having the capacity to retain something
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Example Sentences
soils retentive of moisture
a retentive mind
tenacious memory
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