1.
A ~ process applies only to a few things or people.
Selective breeding may result in a greyhound running faster and seeing better than a wolf.
ADJ: ADJ n
~ly
Within the project, trees are ~ly cut on a 25-year rotation.
ADV: usu ADV with v
selectivity
The soldiers specialized in going out in small groups, to kill with a very high degree of selectivity.
N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp
2.
When someone is ~, they choose things carefully, for example the things that they buy or do.
Sales still happen, but buyers are more ~...
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
~ly
...people on small incomes who wanted to shop ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v
3.
If you say that someone has a ~ memory, you disapprove of the fact that they remember certain facts about something and deliberately forget others, often because it is convenient for them to do so.
We seem to have a ~ memory for the best bits of the past...
ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval
~ly
...a tendency to ~ly forget all the adverse effects of the drug.
ADV: ADV with v