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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
selective adjective particular, demanding, discriminating, critical, careful, exacting, cautious, discerning, astute, discriminatory, fussy, tasteful, fastidious, choosy, picky (informal), pernickety Sales can happen, but buyers are more selective. careless, indiscriminate, all-embracing, unselective Translations selective adj → wählerisch; reader → kritisch, anspruchsvoll; selective examination → Auslese- or Auswahlprüfung f; selective process → Auslese- or Auswahlverfahren nt; to be selective in something → in etw (dat) → wählerisch sein; he was very selective in buying shoes → er war beim Schuhkauf sehr wählerisch; we can’t treat everything, we have to be selective → wir 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 procedure → ein stark aussiebendes Aufnahmeverfahren; the computer program has to be made more selective → man sollte mehr Wahlmöglichkeiten in das Computerprogramm einbauen; selective school → Eliteschule 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 radio → trennscharf, selektiv selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv] adj (gen) → selettivo/a selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv] adj (gen) → selettivo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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