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se·lec·tive·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. selectivelyadverb

    by selection; in a selective manner

    "we choose our students very selectively"

Wiktionary

  1. selectivelyadverb

    In a selective manner, only affecting or applying to some selected cases.

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  1. selectively

    Selectively is an adverb that describes the act of carefully choosing or making a decision based on specific criteria or preferences. It involves making choices with deliberate attention and discrimination, often due to certain qualities, characteristics or attributes.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of selectively in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of selectively in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of selectively in a Sentence

  1. National Rifle Association:

    Firearm sales go up in times of uncertainty because Americans know their safety is ultimately in their own hands, headlines remind us about prisoners being furloughed, first responders being told to selectively enforce laws or being minutes away when seconds count. Now, more than ever, it's important that families have the ability and the tools they need to feel safe and able to defend themselves.

  2. Sven Reinke:

    Although the discounters' sales densities have caught up with the big four retailers, Aldi and Lidl could continue to gain around 1 percent market share every year supported by their store expansion plans at a time where the big four selectively close unprofitable stores.

  3. Kim Dong-yub:

    North Korea is trying to selectively modernize conventional forces in a low-cost, high-efficiency way to focus on the economy and reassure the military while nuclear talks are under way, and the rocket launcher is a product of that effort, the latest test indicated that the system was ready for mass production and deployment.

  4. Chairman Boonsithi Chokwatana:

    As the economy is not so good, we are more cautious about investment and selectively invested in some necessary areas.

  5. White House:

    ( House) Speaker( Nancy) Pelosi and White House Democrats are running an unfair, unconstitutional and illegitimate' impeachment' proceeding. The Democrats' sham hearings provide zero due process to The President and are being conducted entirely in secret, except for the out-of-context parts that( White House) Chairman( Adam) Schiff determines should be selectively leaked to the press. The President can not be expected to participate in this illegitimate process.

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