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selective
adjective
tending to select; characterized by careful choice
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səˈlɛktɪv
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adjective
tending to select; characterized by careful choice
“{'source': 'John Mason Brown', 'text': 'an exceptionally quick and selective reader'}”
adjective
characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
“the school was very selective in its admissions”
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{'source': 'John Mason Brown', 'text': 'an exceptionally quick and selective reader'}
the school was very selective in its admissions