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retentive

adjective

having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water

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Word length
9
Starts with
R
Ends with
E
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B1

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adjective

  1. having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water

    “soils retentive of moisture”

adjective

  1. good at remembering

    “a retentive mind”

adjective

  1. having the capacity to retain something

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soils retentive of moisture
a retentive mind
tenacious memory

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