Definitions for selective
sɪˈlɛk tɪvse·lec·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. selectiveadjective

   tending to select; characterized by careful choice

   "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

2. selectiveadjective

   characterized by very careful or fastidious selection

   "the school was very selective in its admissions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. selectiveadjective

   Of or pertaining to the process of selection.

2. selectiveadjective

   choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.

   He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.

3. selectiveadjective

   Having the authority or capability to make a selection.

   In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective Service.

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1. selective

   Selective generally refers to the act of choosing or making a choice from a number of alternatives, often carefully and with consideration. It involves the process of discriminating between different options based on certain criteria or preferences. The term can apply to a wide range of contexts, from choosing good quality products, deciding who to include in a group, to biological processes that favor organisms with certain traits.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selectiveadjective

   selecting; tending to select

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'selective' in Adjectives Frequency: #860

Anagrams for selective »

1. electives

How to pronounce selective?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of selective in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of selective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of selective in a Sentence

1. Goodwill Zwelithini:

   The country has only been shown a portion of my speech, which has been selective, if it were true that I said 'foreigners must go' this country would be up in flames.

2. Jasmina Wiemann:

   Lizards and turtles sit in the sun and bask, and we may have to consider similar' behavioral' thermoregulation in ornithischians with exceptionally low metabolic rates. Cold-blooded dinosaurs also might have had to migrate to warmer climates during the cold season, and climate may have been a selective factor for where some of these dinosaurs could live.

3. Juan Mayorga:

   It has made a tremendous impact on the world's oceans, for each kilogram of shrimp, you could get up to 25 kilograms of incidental catch... There's no such thing as a selective bottom trawl.

4. Michael Silverton:

   Our market presence continues to increase and we expect to be in our fair share of deals going forward. We continue to be very selective.

5. Chief Financial Officer Charlie Bracken:

   We want to make small, selective strategic investments in content and you will not see us make dramatic transformative moves for the time being, We have no plans to buy control of ITV.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=selective
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Selective
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selective