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discriminative
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As an adjective, discriminative means having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.
Meanings of discriminative
4 meaningsadjective
Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.
of an elementfeatureattributeetc.Which serves to distinguish its bearer.
Capable of making fine distinctions
Similar: discriminatoryExpressing careful judgment
“discriminative censure”
“a biography … appreciative and yet judicial in purpose”
Similar: judicial
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: capable of making fine distinctions
adjective: expressing careful judgment
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