SELECTIVE


Meaning of SELECTIVE in English

[adjective]Selective means intentionally choosing some things and not others.As a teacher she was very selective, accepting only a small number of exceptionally gifted pupils.It is unfair to present the evidence in such a selective fashion.He seemed to have a very selective recall of past events.Few insecticides now marketed are adequately selective, so some harmless insects are killed as well as pests.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.