selective
Academic Word List, sublist 2.
About 14.00 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Of or relating to the process of selection.
- adjective Of or relating to natural selection.
selective pressure
- adjective Choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.
- adjective Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective Service.
- adjective Of or relating to the social work approach called selectivity.
Similar words
discriminating exclusive selection chosen selected select choose elective optional choosy
Often followed by
service and in attention breeding serotonin advantage for process
Word family
select selected selecting selection selections selectively selectiveness selectivenesses selectivities selectivity
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