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[ dih-skrim -uh -nuh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈskrɪm ə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
discriminative (defs. 1, 2).
Origin of discriminatory First recorded in 1820–30; discriminate + -ory1
OTHER WORDS FROM discriminatory dis·crim·i·na·to·ri·ly, adverb non·dis·crim·i·na·to·ry, adjective un·dis·crim·i·na·to·ry, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH discriminatory discriminating, discriminatory Words nearby discriminatory discriminating, discrimination, discrimination learning, discriminative, discriminator, discriminatory , discrown, discursion, discursive, discus, discuss
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Example sentences from the Web for discriminatory I am so sorry that your parents did this to you, developing their own discriminatory take on your existence.
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Allen admitted that he had been worried about impersonating Walt Jr. but thought it would be discriminatory to leave him out.
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“These types of discriminatory legal provisions are littered throughout the Iranian legal system,” says Sanei.
Iran to Hang Abused Child Bride | Nina Strochlic| June 20, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But with the vote approaching, is the new version as discriminatory as the old one?
How Anti-Gay Will Mississippi’s ‘New’ Religious Freedom Bill Be? | Jay Michaelson| March 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The new version of the bill is so ambiguously written, it might be almost as discriminatory as the old version.
How Anti-Gay Will Mississippi’s ‘New’ Religious Freedom Bill Be? | Jay Michaelson| March 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Discriminatory measures against nonconformist merchants and traders went into effect, which quickly resulted in their ruin.
Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule | Various
Discriminatory taxes, too; pinched the small landholding and industrial barons and favored a few big ones.
Space Viking | Henry Beam Piper
The Food Administration Act forbade manipulation or speculation, excessive profits, discriminatory practices, and waste.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) | Various
This case went to the Supreme Court which decided in 1908 that the device was unlawful and discriminatory .
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
This does not however detract in the least from their discriminatory character.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
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British Dictionary definitions for discriminatory discriminatory discriminative (dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv )
/ (dɪˈskrɪmɪnətərɪ , -trɪ ) /
adjective based on or showing prejudice; biased
capable of making fine distinctions
(of a statistical test) unbiased
Derived forms of discriminatory discriminatorily or discriminatively , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to discriminatory prejudiced, biased, inequitable, unfair