Definitions for: Discriminative


[adj] expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett
[adj] capable of making fine distinctions



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: critical, discriminating, discriminatory, judicial

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