irretentive

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What does irretentive mean?

Not retentive; not apt to retain.

Where does irretentive come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English retentive English irretentive From ir- + retentive.

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