| Pronunciation: | | di'skrimu`neytiv
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- [adj] expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett
- [adj] capable of making fine distinctions
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DISCRIMINATIVE is a 14 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | critical, discriminating, discriminatory, judicial |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*crim"i*na*tive\, a.
1. Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive;
characteristic.
That peculiar and discriminative form of life.
--Johnson.
2. Observing distinctions; making differences;
discriminating. ``Discriminative censure.'' --J. Foster.
``Discriminative Providence.'' --Dr. H. More.
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