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selective

adjective

Tending to select; characterized by careful choice

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

səˈlɛktɪv

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Tending to select; characterized by careful choice

    “{'source': 'John Mason Brown', 'text': 'an exceptionally quick and selective reader'}”

adjective

  1. Characterized by very careful or fastidious selection

    “The school was very selective in its admissions”

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'John Mason Brown', 'text': 'an exceptionally quick and selective reader'}
The school was very selective in its admissions

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