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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

selective
    adj 1: tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an
           exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason
           Brown
    2: characterized by very careful or fastidious selection; "the
       school was very selective in its admissions"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Selective \Se*lect"ive\, a.
   Selecting; tending to select.
   [1913 Webster]

         This selective providence of the Almighty. --Bp. Hall.
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Thesaurus Results for Selective:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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