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Definition of Selective

1. Adjective. Tending to select; characterized by careful choice. "An exceptionally quick and selective reader"

2. Adjective. Characterized by very careful or fastidious selection. "The school was very selective in its admissions"

Definition of Selective

1. a. Selecting; tending to select.

Definition of Selective

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the process of selection.(rfex) ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a person) choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting. ¹

3. Adjective. (chiefly US not comparable) Having the authority or capability to make a selection. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Selective

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Selective

selecting selectins selection selection (genetics) selection bias selection cutting selection pressure selection rule selection rules selectional

selectionally selectionist selectionists selections selective (current term) selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor selective advantage selective amnesia selective angiography selective breeding

selective compression selective distortion selective grinding selective hypoaldosteronism selective immunoglobulin A deficiency selective information selective inhibition selective injection selective jamming

Literary usage of Selective

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Psychology, General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1917)
"The selective character of conscious processes related to sensory impressions. ... By the time the mind receives a sensory impression the selective process ..."

2. Psychology, General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1917)
"The selective character of conscious processes related to sensory impressions. ... By the time the mind receives a sensory impression the selective process ..."

3. Psychology, General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1917)
"The selective character of conscious processes related to sensory impressions. ... By the time the mind receives a sensory impression the selective process ..."

4. Drug Abuse Prevention for At-Risk Groups by Karol L. Kumpfer (1997)
"Key Features of selective Prevention Programs selective prevention programs differ in ... However, the major determinant of whether a program is a selective ..."

5. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"All major industrialised countries used extended protection and other selective measures to promote industry, and to develop the institutions needed to ..."

6. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"selective INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE POLICIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ISSUES Sanjaya Lall Introduction The present climate for ..."

7. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"All major industrialised countries used extended protection and other selective measures to promote industry, and to develop the institutions needed to ..."

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