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se·lec·tive  (s-lktv)
adj.
1. Of or characterized by selection; discriminating.
2. Empowered or tending to select.
3. Electronics Able to reject frequencies other than the one selected or tuned.

se·lective·ly adv.
se·lective·ness n.

selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv]
adj
1. of or characterized by selection
2. tending to choose carefully or characterized by careful choice
3. (Electronics) Electronics occurring at, operating at, or capable of separating out a particular frequency or band of frequencies
selectively  adv
selectiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.selective - tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown
discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
2.selective - characterized by very careful or fastidious selection; "the school was very selective in its admissions"
exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"

selective
Translations
selective [sɪˈlektɪv] ADJselectivo
one has to be selectivehay que escoger
selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv] adj
[system] → sélectif/ive; [school] → sélectif/ive
selective strike → grève partielle selective breeding, selective memory
[person] → sélectif/ive
to be selective in sth → être sélectif/ive dans qch
selective breeding nélevage m de sélection
selective
adj
wählerisch; readerkritisch, anspruchsvoll; selective examinationAuslese- or Auswahlprüfung f; selective processAuslese- or Auswahlverfahren nt; to be selective in somethingin etw (dat)wählerisch sein; he was very selective in buying shoeser war beim Schuhkauf sehr wählerisch; we can’t treat everything, we have to be selectivewir können nicht alles abhandeln, wir müssen eine Auswahl treffen or selektiv vorgehen or (choose carefully) → wählerisch sein; a more selective approach to the available material …wenn Sie aus dem vorhandenen Material etwas kritischer auswählen würden; a very selective admission procedureein stark aussiebendes Aufnahmeverfahren; the computer program has to be made more selectiveman sollte mehr Wahlmöglichkeiten in das Computerprogramm einbauen; selective schoolEliteschule f; selective entry (Brit Sch) selective admission (US Sch) → selektives Aufnahmeverfahren; selective breeding (Agr) → selektive Züchtung, Zuchtwahl f; selective strike (Mil) → gezielter Angriff; (Ind) → Schwerpunktstreik m
selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv] adj (gen) → selettivo/a
selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv] adj (gen) → selettivo/a


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She looked at him with a certain amount of still surprise, a look which he returned just as steadfastly, because even in those few seconds he was conscious of that strange selective interest, certainly unaccounted for by his own impressions of her appearance.
We improve our favourite plants and animals --and how few they are--gradually by selective breeding; now a new and better peach, now a seedless grape, now a sweeter and larger flower, now a more convenient breed of cattle.
 
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