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discriminative, a.|dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv|
[f. L. ppl. stem discrīmināt-: see -ive.]
Tending to discriminate; characterized by discriminating.
1. Serving to discriminate or distinguish; constituting a distinction; distinctive, distinguishing.
a1677Hale True Relig. i. (1684) 11 This is made the discriminative Mark of a True Christian. 1779–81Johnson L.P., Dryden Wks. II. 414 The discriminative excellence of Homer is elevation and comprehension of thought. 1848Johnston in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. No. 6. 307, I must impose upon ours a name and discriminative mark.
2. Having the quality or character of observing or making distinctions with accuracy; marked by or showing discrimination; discerning. (Of persons, their faculties, actions, utterances, etc.)
a1638Mede Disc. Matt. vi. 9 Wks. (1672) i. 8 After the same manner were the Holy Oyntment and the Holy Perfume or Incense to be sanctified by a discriminative, singular, appropriate usance of them. 1653H. More Antid. Ath. ii. ix. (1712) 66 Discriminative Providence, that knew afore the nature and course of all things. 1805Foster Ess. iv. i. 101 A more discriminative censure. 1865Mill Exam. Hamilton 222 Mr. Bain recognises two..modes of discriminative sensibility in the muscular sense.
b. transf. (Of, or in reference to, things.)
1826Southey in Q. Rev. XXXIV. 317 Bombs and rockets are not discriminative. 1881Eng. Mechanic 27 May 277/3 The..well-known discriminative power possessed by bichromatised gelatine of absorbing printers' ink in accordance with the action of the light upon it.
c. = discriminating ppl. a. 3; differential.
1872Yeats Growth Comm. 132 [They] sealed their ports against fresh comers by heavy discriminative duties.
Hence diˈscriminatively adv., in a discriminative manner, with discrimination.
a1638Mede Disc. Matt. vi. 9 Wks. (1672) i. 14 When the same are worthily and discriminatively used. 1797–1803Foster in Life & Corr. (1846) I. 206 Some one said that women remarked characters more discriminatively. 1862F. Hall Hindu Philos. Syst. 45 Certitude is the distinguishing property of intellect..and to cognize discriminatively, that of mind. |