Hypertext Webster Gateway: "discriminative"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Discriminative \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
discriminative
adj 1: capable of making fine distinctions [syn: {discriminatory}]
2: expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a
biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in
purpose"-Tyler Dennett [syn: {judicial}]
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