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selective selective definition

selective


 
  Grep  of  noun  selective 
  selective-serotonin  reuptake  inhibitor 
  selective  amnesia 
  selective  information 
  selective  jamming 
  selective  service 
  selective  service  system 
 
  Overview  of  adj  selective 
 
  The  adj  selective  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  selective  --  (tending  to  select;  characterized  by  careful  choice;  "an  exceptionally  quick  and  selective  reader"-  John  Mason  Brown) 
  2.  selective  --  (characterized  by  very  careful  or  fastidious  selection;  "the  school  was  very  selective  in  its  admissions") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  selective 
 
  2  senses  of  selective 
 
  Sense  1 
  selective 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  discriminating)  ->  undiscriminating,  indiscriminating 
 
  Sense  2 
  selective 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  exclusive)  ->  inclusive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  selective 
 
  2  senses  of  selective 
 
  Sense  1 
  selective 
  =>  discriminating  (vs.  undiscriminating) 
 
  Sense  2 
  selective 
  =>  exclusive  (vs.  inclusive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  selective 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  selective 
 
  selective  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  selective 
  selective 
  unselective 
 
  Overview  of  adj  selective 
 
  The  adj  selective  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  selective  --  (tending  to  select;  characterized  by  careful  choice;  "an  exceptionally  quick  and  selective  reader"-  John  Mason  Brown) 
  2.  selective  --  (characterized  by  very  careful  or  fastidious  selection;  "the  school  was  very  selective  in  its  admissions") 



selective definition