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selective
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10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. selective
  2. selective absorption
  3. selective assembly
  4. selective cutting
  5. selective flotation
  6. selective radiation
  7. selective reflection
  8. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
  9. selective service
  10. selective transmission

se·lec·tive

adjective \sə-ˈlek-tiv\

Definition of SELECTIVE

1
: of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
2
: highly specific in activity or effect <selective pesticides> <selective absorption>
— se·lec·tive·ly adverb
— se·lec·tive·ness noun
— se·lec·tiv·i·ty \sə-ˌlek-ˈti-və-tē, ˌsē-\ noun
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Examples of SELECTIVE

  1. The club is selective in choosing members.
  2. The college has a highly selective admissions process.

First Known Use of SELECTIVE

1625

Related to SELECTIVE

Synonyms
choosy (or choosey), particular, picky
Antonyms
nonselective, unselective

Rhymes with SELECTIVE

advective, affective, bijective, collective, connective, convective, corrective, defective, deflective, detective, directive, effective, elective, ejective, infective, inflective, injective, invective, objective, perfective, perspective, projective, protective, reflective, respective, subjective

se·lec·tive

adjective \sə-ˈlek-tiv\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SELECTIVE

1
: of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
2
: highly specific in activity or effect <selective pesticides> <selective permeability of a plasma membrane>
—se·lec·tive·ly adverb

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