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Webster 1913 Edition
Discriminative
Dis-crim′i-na-tive
,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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Discriminative
DISCRIMINATIVE
,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.