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Word Meanings - RETENTIVE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory. Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. Shak.

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  • JEALOUSHOOD
    Jealousy. Shak.
  • CHARYBDIS
    A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla.
  • RETENTIVELY
    In a retentive manner.
  • JEALOUS
    zelosus zealous, fr. zelus emulation, zeal, jealousy, Gr. Zeal, and 1. Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful. I have been very jeolous for the Lord God of hosts. Kings xix. 10. How nicely jealous is every one of us of his own repute!
  • OBSTINATE
    a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob + a word from the 1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness.
  • PERTINACIOUS
    1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar. 2. Resolute; persevering; constant; steady. Diligence is a steady, constant,
  • TENACIOUS
    1. Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights. 2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory. 3. Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as,
  • ADHESIVE
    1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. 2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson. Adhesive attraction. See Attraction. -- Adhesive inflammation , that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts
  • ADHESIVELY
    In an adhesive manner.
  • JEALOUSNESS
    State or quality of being jealous.
  • RETENTIVE
    Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory. Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. Shak.
  • JEALOUSY
    The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. I was jealous for jealousy. Zech. viii. 2.
  • STUBBORN
    Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn
  • ADHESIVENESS
    Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse. (more info) 1. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.
  • JEALOUSLY
    In a jealous manner.
  • CHARY
    Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, reckless, or spendthrift; saving; frugal. His rising reputation made him more chary of his fame. Jeffrey.
  • RETENTIVENESS
    The quality of being retentive.
  • OVERJEALOUS
    Excessively jealous; too jealous.
  • IRRETENTIVE
    Not retentive; as, an irretentive memory.

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