Meanings
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1
adj
Careful about what you choose, accepting only the best or only certain things.
He is very selective about the friends he keeps.
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2
adj
Choosing only some people or things and not others.
The college has a highly selective admissions process.
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3
adj
Affecting or relating to only certain things and not others.
The new policy offers selective tax cuts for small businesses.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
selectiveness
Derived forms
anxioselectiveatroposelectiveautoselectivecardioselectivecelecoxibchemoselectivecounterselectivecytoselectiveenantioselectivehepatoselectiveimmunoselectiveisoselective