recollective vs retentive

recollective and retentive both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recollective	No	Yes	No	No
retentive	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, recollective and retentive are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of recollective include long, tenacious.

recollective (adjective)	retentive (adjective)
good at remembering	good at remembering
	having the capacity to retain something
	having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water