discriminative

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discriminative - 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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discriminative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]