də̇ˈskriməˌnā]d.]iv, -m(ə)nə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv adjective
Etymology: Latin discriminat us + English -ive
1. archaic : distinguishing , distinctive
2. : making or observing distinctions : discerning , discriminating
the eye … is the … subtlest, the supplest, the most discriminative , and the most docile of our organs — I.A.Richards
3. : discriminatory , differential
it permitted tariffs which were grossly discriminative — Mabel R. Gillis
• dis·crim·i·na·tive·ly ]ə̇vlē, -li adverb