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detentive

detentive adjective: that detains; relating to detention.

Adjective

detentive (comparative more detentive, superlative most detentive)

  1. That detains; relating to detention.

Forms of detentive

comparativemore detentive
superlativemost detentive

Questions about detentive

What does detentive mean?
Detentive means that detains; relating to detention.
What part of speech is detentive?
Detentive is an adjective.

Words near detentive in the dictionary

  1. detention time
  2. detention times
  3. detention warrant
  4. detention warrants
  5. detentions
  6. detentive
  7. detents
  8. deter
  9. Deterding
  10. Deterdings
  11. deterge

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