\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.