irretentiveadj.

/ɪrɪˈtɛntɪv/

Etymology: ir- prefix².

Not retentive; lacking the power of retention.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [adjective] > of memory: not retentive

short1340

slipper?a1475

unclasping1640

slippery1653

leaky1692

irretentive1749

unretentive1782

1749 P. Skelton Deism Revealed iv. (T.) His imagination irregular and wild, his memory weak and irretentive.

1879 A. W. Ward Chaucer iii. 147 A manliness of tone, the direct opposite of the irretentive querulousness found in so great a number of poets.

1897 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 64 163/1 A narrow range of reading, or an irretentive memory.

Derivatives

irreˈtentiveness n. the quality of being irretentive; want of the power of retention.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [noun] > forgetfulness, oblivion

forgetelnessa1000

forgetel-shipc1330

forgetting1340

forgettingnessa1387

obliviona1393

unremembrancec1449

forgetness1474

forgetfulness1477

oubliance1477

obliviousness?1531

oblivium1699

irrecollection1738

obliviscence1775

irretention1827

irretentiveness1849

oblivescence1880

Punjab head1887

the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > containing or having within > [noun] > inability to contain

irretentiveness1849

irretention1963

1849 Chambers' Hist. Scot. ix. 114 All the rest..made their escape from Newgate, which on this occasion manifested a peculiar irretentiveness.

1867 J. R. Lowell Rousseau in Writings (1890) II. 261 Montaigne..reports of himself with the impartiality of a naturalist, and Boswell, in his letters to Temple, shows a maudlin irretentiveness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	irretentive
释义	irretentiveadj. /ɪrɪˈtɛntɪv/ Etymology: ir- prefix². Not retentive; lacking the power of retention. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [adjective] > of memory: not retentive short1340 slipper?a1475 unclasping1640 slippery1653 leaky1692 irretentive1749 unretentive1782 1749 P. Skelton Deism Revealed iv. (T.) His imagination irregular and wild, his memory weak and irretentive. 1879 A. W. Ward Chaucer iii. 147 A manliness of tone, the direct opposite of the irretentive querulousness found in so great a number of poets. 1897 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 64 163/1 A narrow range of reading, or an irretentive memory. Derivatives irreˈtentiveness n. the quality of being irretentive; want of the power of retention. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [noun] > forgetfulness, oblivion forgetelnessa1000 forgetel-shipc1330 forgetting1340 forgettingnessa1387 obliviona1393 unremembrancec1449 forgetness1474 forgetfulness1477 oubliance1477 obliviousness?1531 oblivium1699 irrecollection1738 obliviscence1775 irretention1827 irretentiveness1849 oblivescence1880 Punjab head1887 the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > containing or having within > [noun] > inability to contain irretentiveness1849 irretention1963 1849 Chambers' Hist. Scot. ix. 114 All the rest..made their escape from Newgate, which on this occasion manifested a peculiar irretentiveness. 1867 J. R. Lowell Rousseau in Writings (1890) II. 261 Montaigne..reports of himself with the impartiality of a naturalist, and Boswell, in his letters to Temple, shows a maudlin irretentiveness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1749
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