- dis|crim|i|na|tive
- dis|crim|i|na|tive «dihs KRIHM uh NAY tihv», adjective.1. discriminating.2. showing discrimination: »
discriminative trade laws.
–dis|crim´i|na´tive|ly, adverb.
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dis|crim´i|na´tive|ly — dis|crim|i|na|tive «dihs KRIHM uh NAY tihv», adjective. 1. discriminating. 2. showing discrimination: »discriminative trade laws. –dis|crim´i|na´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
in|dis|crim|i|na|tive — «IHN dihs KRIHM uh NAY tihv», adjective. making no distinctions; not discriminative: »That sweeping violence of indiscriminative depreciation (Algernon Charles Swinburne) … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
crim — crim·i·nal·ism; crim·i·nal·ist; crim·i·nal·is·tic; crim·i·nal·is·tics; crim·i·nal·i·ty; crim·i·nal·ly; crim·i·nal·ness; crim·i·nal·oid; crim·i·nate; crim·i·na·tion; crim·i·na·tive; crim·i·na·tor; crim·i·na·to·ry; crim·i·ne; crim·i·no·genesis;… … English syllables
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
discriminative — dis·crim·i·na·tive … English syllables
discriminatively — dis·crim·i·na·tive·ly … English syllables
discriminative — dis•crim•i•na•tive [[t]dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪ tɪv, nə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) making distinctions; discriminating 2) soc discriminatory 1) • Etymology: 1630–40 dis•crim′i•na tive•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… … English syllables
Discriminative — Dis*crim i*na*tive, a. 1. Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic. [1913 Webster] That peculiar and discriminative form of life. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
