Modifies a noun

• soil: However, a good water retentive soil, rich in organic matter, will produce the best results for the least effort.

• memory: I have a very retentive memory for things that I really want to recall.

• strength: Main outcome measures: Retentive strength, predominant site of failure, amount of cement remaining on the tooth surface, survival time.

• mind: The diversity of the product requires a quick, retentive mind, able to respond instantly.

• virtue: Black bile, when attracted to the stomach, stimulates appetite and strengthens the retentive virtue of the stomach.

Modifying Another Word

• anally: I used to be anally retentive, then I lost my ass, Cheers, Gerry.

• analy: Note to JD do something creative or just keep your analy retentive, irrelevant, twaddle to yourself.

• unusually: Young Sidney studied piano at the Blackheath Conservatoire, where he soon displayed evidence of an unusually retentive memory.

• amazingly: You have much comprehension in your dealings with people, and an amazingly retentive memory.