Discriminative

Dis-crim′i-na-tive

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Adj.

1.

Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.

That peculiar and

discriminative

form of life.

Johnson.

2.

Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating.

“Discriminative censure.”

J. Foster.

“Discriminative Providence.”

Dr. H. More.

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Adj.

1.

That makes the mark of distinction; that constitutes the mark of difference; characteristic; as the discriminative features of men.

2.

That observes distinction; as discriminative providence.

discriminative ‎(comparative more discriminative, superlative most discriminative)

which has the ability to discriminate between things; or which imparts such ability
(of an element, feature, attribute, etc.) which serves to distinguish its bearer