Definitions for selectively
se·lec·tive·ly

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1. selectivelyadverb

   by selection; in a selective manner

   "we choose our students very selectively"

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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.

How to pronounce selectively?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say selectively in sign language?

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. 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.

2. Widney Brown:

   We want to encourage lower fertility rates but it can't be done coercively or by suppressing the growth of marginalized groups, if this bill is signed and applied selectively in areas where religious or ethnic minorities are already subjected to persistent and pervasive discrimination, we face a heightened risk of grave human rights violations.

3. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   YOU CANNOT REFORM A SYSTEM THAT WAS DESIGNED TO OSTRACIZE AND MARGINALIZE A CERTAIN CLASS OF PEOPLE i.e THE POOR. IT WAS A SYSTEM FATALLY FLAWED AND DESIGNED AS REPRESSIVE AB INITIO! IT IS SELECTIVELY GENOCIDAL, AND ITS LAWS MUST BE DISOBEYED.

4. Elijah Cummings:

   Rather than drag out this political charade into 2016 and selectively leak portions of a closed-door interview, the Committee should schedule the public hearing, make her records public and re-focus its efforts on the attacks in Benghazi.

5. Joseph Dunsmoor:

   We forget most of these details, but these new findings suggest that meaningful or emotional events can selectively preserve memory for previously encountered information that seemed insignificant at the time.

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