recollective

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Mike Nichols' direction and Neil Simon's quip hand are faster than the most jaded playgoer's recollective eye.

From Time Magazine Archive

I mention this because Dugald Stewart once was curious to know what sort of memory I had, whether recollective or retentive.

From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 by Hare, Augustus J. C.

This boy, who had such difficulty in learning a single Latin word, by repeating it forty times, showed in other instances, that he was by no means deficient in recollective memory.

From Practical Education, Volume II by Edgeworth, Maria

Faith started with a recollective look and asked what time it was; then sank down again.

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Warner, Susan

It has often been observed, that a recollective and retentive memory are seldom found united.

From Practical Education, Volume II by Edgeworth, Maria