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irretentive

irretentive adjective: not retentive; not apt to retain.

Adjective

irretentive

  1. Not retentive; not apt to retain.

Origin of irretentive

From ir- + retentive.

Words formed from irretentive

Questions about irretentive

What does irretentive mean?
Irretentive means not retentive; not apt to retain.
What part of speech is irretentive?
Irretentive is an adjective.

Words near irretentive in the dictionary

  1. irrestrainable
  2. irresultative
  3. irresuscitable
  4. irresuscitably
  5. irretention
  6. irretentive
  7. irretentiveness
  8. irreticence
  9. irreticences
  10. irreticent
  11. irretraceable

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