adj. & n.
adj. 1 excluding other things. 2 (predic.; foll. by of) not including; except for. 3 tending to exclude others, esp. socially; select. 4 catering for few or select customers; high-class. 5 a (of a commodity) not obtainable elsewhere. b (of a newspaper article) not published elsewhere. 6 (predic.; foll. by to) restricted or limited to; existing or available only in. 7 (of terms etc.) excluding all but what is specified. 8 employed or followed or held to the exclusion of all else (my exclusive occupation; exclusive rights).
n. an article or story published by only one newspaper or periodical. Exclusive Brethren a more exclusive section of the Plymouth Brethren. exclusively adv. exclusiveness n. exclusivity n.
[ med.L exclusivus (as EXCLUDE) ]