Having the quality of distinguishing; serving or used to distinguish or discriminate; characteristic, distinguishing.

Relating to or concerned with the knowledge or study of physiognomy; skilled in physiognomy.

= specific, adj. 2b.

specific difference: see difference, n.1 5d.

Of value for purposes of diagnosis, discrimination, or identification; specifically characteristic, distinctive. in Medicine.

Serving to distinguish; distinctive. Obsolete. rare.

Peculiar to, characteristic of, something.

= physiognomical, adj.

Clearly described or distinguished; having a distinct character.

Constituting a difference; serving to distinguish or mark off from others; distinctive, characteristic; sometimes in stronger sense, That renders…

Serving to limit or fix the extent, or the specific kind or character of anything: said of attributes or marks added with this purpose. Cf. B. 2.

= physiognomic, adj.

Characteristic, distinguishing.

Having strongly marked features; characteristic; typical.

Of or pertaining to a type or representative specimen; distinctive, characteristic.

Distinctive, characteristic. Cf. signature, adj.