retentively Definition

retention
noun

1. The act of retaining something or the state of being retained.
2. The power of retaining or capacity to retain something.
3. The ability to remember experiences and things learnt.

Thesaurus: memory, recall, recognition, remembrance, recollection.
4. medicine.
The failure to get rid of fluid from the body.

Derivative: retentionist
noun

Someone who advocates the retention of a policy, etc, especially the retention of capital punishment.

Derivative: retentive

Able to retain or keep, especially memories or information.

Tending to retain (fluid, etc).

Derivative: retentively
adverb

Derivative: retentiveness
noun

Etymology: 14c: from Latin retentio, from retinere to retain.