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discriminating
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dis·crim·i·nat·ing  (d-skrm-ntng)
adj.
1.
a. Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions; perceptive.
b. Showing careful judgment or fine taste: a discriminating collector of rare books; a dish for the discriminating palate.
2. Separating into distinct parts or components; analytical.
3. Serving to distinguish; distinctive: a discriminating characteristic.
4. Marked by or showing bias; discriminatory.

dis·crimi·nating·ly adv.

discriminating [dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋ]
adj
1. able to see fine distinctions and differences
2. discerning in matters of taste
3. (Economics) (of a tariff, import duty, etc.) levied at differential rates in order to favour or discourage imports or exports
discriminatingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"
discriminate - marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"
indiscriminating, undiscriminating - not discriminating
2.discriminating - having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"

discriminating
adjective discerning, particular, keen, critical, acute, sensitive, refined, cultivated, selective, astute, tasteful, fastidious These products are snapped up by more discriminating customers.
careless, indiscriminate, undiscriminating, unselective
Translations
discriminating [dɪsˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ] ADJ [person] → entendido; [taste] → refinado
discriminating [dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ] adj (= discerning) [person] → qui a du discernement
discriminating
adj
(= discerning) personanspruchsvoll, kritisch; judgement, eyekritisch; palatefein; a discriminating earein feines Gehör
(Fin) tax, tariffdiskriminierend
discriminating [dɪsˈkrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋ] adj (person) → esigente; (judgment) → acuto/a; (ear) → fine
discriminating [dɪsˈkrɪmɪˌneɪtɪŋ] adj (person) → esigente; (judgment) → acuto/a; (ear) → fine


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9) One needs only to follow discriminatingly Pero's historical progression and observe how the issues of relationships find manifestation by means of the self and others under God--a tri-dimensional reality--and play themselves out in a consistent mode in his life and in an interrelated world.
Using the traditional dichotomies utile/dulce or docere/delectare that give crucial parameters to the commentator's work, she clearly situates Sponde's authorial voice and discriminatingly articulates its complementary nuances, ranging from poetic furor to theological rigor.
While such campaigns more or less specifically target young men, others can be seen to include them, less discriminatingly, in broader, more inclusive messages, such as those which urge all drivers to "buckle up or wear a fine".
 
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