[syn: discriminative, judicial]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
discriminative
adj 1: capable of making fine distinctions [syn:
discriminative, discriminatory]
2: expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a
biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler
Dennett [syn: discriminative, judicial]