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[ adjective ] showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
Examples "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Thereafter the audience waxed applause happy , but discriminating operagoers reserved judgment as her singing showed signs of strain , her musicianship some questionable procedure and her acting uncomfortable stylization . |
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[ adjective ] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Synonyms sharp keen incisive penetrating acute piercing penetrative knifelike Examples "an acute observer of politics and politicians" "incisive comments" "icy knifelike reasoning" "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" "penetrating insight" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
Synonyms Examples "discriminate judgments" "discriminate people" Related terms |
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