unretentive
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"It was nae sic thing," said Madge, whose unretentive memory let out, in the eagerness of contradiction, all that she would have most wished to keep concealed, had her judgment been equal to her inclination.
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir
The old Danaïde only saw an opportunity for pouring another people into her ill-made and unretentive cask.
From The Roman Question by About, Edmond
