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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. capable of making fine distinctions;
[syn: discriminative, discriminatory]

2. expressing careful judgment;
- Example: "discriminative censure"
- Example: "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett
[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. [1913 Webster] That peculiar and discriminative form of life. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating. "Discriminative censure." --J. Foster. "Discriminative Providence." --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
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]