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1. (adj.) selective
having the function or power of selecting.
2. selective
characterized by careful selection.
3. selective
of or pertaining to selection.
Etymology: (1615–25)
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| Definition of 'selective' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) selective
tending to select; characterized by careful choice
"an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown
2. (adj) selective
characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
"the school was very selective in its admissions"
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1. (adjective) selective
choosing carefully
You have to be selective about the information you give out.
2. selective
only accepting the best things or people, not all
a selective school
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| Definition of 'selective' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) selective
selecting; tending to select
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Sense: having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully
She is very selective about clothes.
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 Afrikaans: selektief, uitsoekerig |
 Arabic: إنْتِقائي |
 Bulgarian: подбиращ |
 Brazilian: exigente |
 Czech: vybíravý |
 German: wählerisch |
 Danish: selektiv |
 Greek: εκλεκτικός, επιλεκτικός |
 Spanish: selectivo |
 Estonian: valiv |
 Farsi: خوش سليقه |
 Finnish: valikoiva |
 French: sélectif |
 Hebrew: בַּררָנִי |
 Hindi: वणात्मक, चयनात्मक |
 Croatian: izbirljiv, selektivan |
 Hungarian: válogatós |
 Indonesian: pemilih |
 Icelandic: valvís; sem er gjarn á/fæ |
 Italian: selettivo |
 Japanese: 選択にやかましい |
 Korean: 가리다 |
 Lithuanian: išrankus, atrankos būdu, |
 Latvian: izvēlīgs; izsmalcināts |
 Malay: memilih |
 Dutch: kieskeurig |
 Norwegian: selektiv, kresen |
 Polish: selektywny, wybredny |
 Persian: خوش سليقه |
 Pashto: انتخابي، دغوره اوښه انتخا |
 Portuguese: exigente |
 Romanian: selectiv |
 Russian: разборчивый |
 Slovak: výberový; vyberavý; prieb |
 Slovenian: izbirčen |
 Serbian: selektivan |
 Swedish: selektiv |
 Thai: เลือกอย่างถี่ถ้วน |
 Turkish: titiz |
 Taiwanese: 挑剔的 |
 Ukrainian: перебірливий, вибагливий |
 Urdu: انتخاب کرنے کا اہل |
 Vietnamese: có tuyển chọn |
 Chinese: 精心选择的，有选择力的 |
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