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discriminative

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv]

dis·crim·i·na·tive

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv]
adjective
1.
constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
2.
making distinctions; discriminating.
3.
discriminatory (def. 1).

Origin:
1630–40; discriminate + -ive

dis·crim·i·na·tive·ly, adverb
non·dis·crim·i·na·tive, adjective
non·dis·crim·i·na·tive·ly, adverb
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Discriminative has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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discriminatory or discriminative (dɪˈskrɪmɪnətərɪ, -trɪ, dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv)
 
adj
1.  based on or showing prejudice; biased
2.  capable of making fine distinctions
3.  (of a statistical test) unbiased
 
discriminative or discriminative
 
adj
 
dis'criminatorily or discriminative
 
adv
 
dis'criminatively or discriminative
 
adv

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