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11selective — indiscriminate It denotes various military activities, where you wish to play down the horror. Selective ordnance is usually napalm, less widely destructive than a nuclear blast but hardly discriminating in its victims. A selective strike… …
12selective — adjective a) Of or pertaining to the process of selection. Hes very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt. b) Choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting. In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective… …
13selective — se|lec|tive [ sı lektıv ] adjective ** 1. ) careful about what you choose or accept 2. ) accepting or using only some things, not the things you do not want: Selective breeding has given us much leaner turkeys. a selective memory (=remembering or …
14selective */*/ — UK [sɪˈlektɪv] / US adjective 1) careful about what you choose or accept 2) a) accepting or using only some things, and not the things that you do not want Selective breeding has given us much leaner turkeys. a selective memory (= remembering or… …
15selective — adjective Date: 1625 1. of, relating to, or characterized by selection ; selecting or tending to select 2. highly specific in activity or effect < selective pesticides > < selective absorption > • selectively adverb • selectiveness noun • …
16selective — se·lec·tive sə lek tiv adj 1) of, relating to, or characterized by selection: selecting or tending to select 2) highly specific in activity or effect <selective pesticides> <selective permeability of a plasma membrane> se·lec·tive·ly… …
17selective — adjective 1 careful about what you choose to do, buy, allow etc (+ about): We re very selective about what we let the children watch on TV. 2 affecting or concerning the best or most suitable people or things from a larger group: the selective… …
18selective — [sɪˈlektɪv] adj 1) careful about what you choose or accept He is very selective in his reading.[/ex] 2) accepting or using only some things or people selective schools[/ex] selectively [sɪˈlektɪvli] adv …
19sélective — ● sélectif, sélective adjectif Qui opère une sélection ou qui repose sur une sélection, un choix : Recrutement sélectif …
20selective — adjective he s very selective about his coffee Syn: discerning, discriminating, discriminatory, critical, exacting, demanding, particular; fussy, fastidious; informal choosy, persnickety, picky, finicky …
