retentive

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective good at remembering
  2. adjective having the capacity to retain something
  3. adjective having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

recollective, long, tenacious

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