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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

accurate, appreciative, appropriate, articulate, audible, categorical, characteristic, characterizing, classificational, classificatory, clear, contrastive, critical, defining, definite, delicate, denominative, diacritical, diagnostic, differencing, differential, differentiative, discrete, discriminate, discriminating, discriminative, distinct, distinguished, distinguishing, divisional, divisionary, exact, exemplary, fastidious, fine, hearable, hi-fi, high-fidelity, idiocratic, idiosyncratic, in character, individual, individualizing, individuating, intrinsic, marked, natural, naturalistic, nice, normal, ordinal, particular, peculiar, personalizing, plain, precise, proper, quintessential, realistic, refined, regular, sample, selective, sensitive, separate, separative, several, single, singular, special, specific, subdivisional, subtle, tactful, taxonomic, true to form, true to type, typal, typic, typical, unique, usual

Dictionary Results for distinctive:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

distinctive
    adj 1: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing;
           "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis
           Wilkie; "that is typical of you!" [syn: distinctive,
           typical]
    2: capable of being classified [syn: classifiable,
       distinctive]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Distinctive \Dis*tinc"tive\, a. [Cf. F. distinctif.]
   1. Marking or expressing distinction or difference;
      distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.
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            The distinctive character and institutions of New
            England.                              --Bancroft.
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   2. Having the power to distinguish and discern;
      discriminating. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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