retentive

Definition of Retentive in English :

good at remembering

Example Sentences:
'a retentive mind'
'tenacious memory'

2. retentive

having the capacity to retain something

3. retentive

having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water

Example Sentences:
'soils retentive of moisture'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Retentive

adjective

having the capacity to retain or remember

adjective

1.

retaining or tending to retain

2.

having the power of or capacity for retaining

3.

a.

tenacious

a retentive memory

b.

having a good memory

adj.

1. Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining.

2. Having the ability or capacity to retain knowledge or information with ease: a retentive memory.