[ex.clu.sive] adj (1515) 1 a: excluding or having power to exclude b: limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group
2. a: excluding others from participation b: snobbishly aloof 3 a: accepting or soliciting only a socially restricted patronage (as of the upper class) b: stylish, fashionable c: restricted in distribution, use, or appeal because of expense
4. a: single, sole "~ jurisdiction" b: whole, undivided "his ~ attention" -- ex.clu.sive.ly adv -- ex.clu.sive.ness n
[2]exclusive n (15c): something exclusive: as a: a newspaper story at first released to or printed by only one newspaper b: an exclusive right (as to sell a particular product in a certain area)