1
[ adjective ] tending to select; characterized by careful choice

Examples

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

Used in print

(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

`` Selective selling '' - concentrating sales on the larger accounts - has been used effectively by some manufacturers .

(James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)

It is far more difficult in many communities to obtain admission to an apprentice program which involves union approval than to get_into the most selective medical_school in the nation .

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

`` We aim t ' be see-lective , y_'_know ?

Related terms

discriminating

2
[ adjective ] characterized by very careful or fastidious selection

Examples

"the school was very selective in its admissions"

Related terms

exclusive

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Rhymes with

collective elective reflective connective protective affective directive retrospective ineffective irrespective introspective detective prospective defective directive effective corrective directive objective subjective directive protective respective introspective infective perspective invective productive nonproductive reproductive unproductive effective facultative inattentive legislative stimulative manipulative regulative accumulative addictive contraceptive attentive active conductive counterproductive photoconductive refractive unattractive attractive cumulative decorative plaintive speculative consecutive executive predictive seductive deceptive unreceptive receptive negative vegetative assertive octave preemptive redemptive predictive productive redemptive digestive vindictive destructive obstructive reconstructive reactive instructive restrictive constructive hyperactive overactive radioactive interactive retroactive adjective perceptive receptive preventive elucidative rehabilitative accommodative authoritative narrative sedative meditative tentative qualitative investigative imitative innovative prognosticative proactive inactive imperative illustrative representative repetitive fixative rep substantive demonstrative nutritive uncompetitive noncompetitive consultative competitive comparative furtive native festive restive suggestive nonnative congestive assaultive distinctive instinctive adaptive supportive palliative preventive deliberative appreciative initiative lucrative laxative secretive captive adoptive automotive combative locomotive incentive indicative imaginative unrepresentative hypersensitive preventative fugitive representative alliterative exploitative exploitive unimaginative relative disincentive oversensitive appointive diminutive sensitive commemorative accusative abortive iterative inventive punitive putative argumentative insensitive tentative initiative superlative expletive administrative contemplative uncooperative operative interpretive inoperative creative probative preservative alternative alliterative affirmative neoconservative conservative ultraconservative talkative collaborative recuperative appreciative deliberative cooperative narrative vituperative evocative collaborative cognitive quantitative provocative

Phonetic and Homophones

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