Discriminative

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Discriminative \Dis*crim"i*na*tive\, a.
     1. Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive;
        characteristic.
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              That peculiar and discriminative form of life.


                                                    --Johnson.
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     2. Observing distinctions; making differences;
        discriminating. "Discriminative censure." --J. Foster.
        "Discriminative Providence." --Dr. H. More.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  discriminative
       adj 1: capable of making fine distinctions [syn: {discriminatory}]
       2: expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a
          biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in
          purpose"-Tyler Dennett [syn: {judicial}]