exclusive of

[ik-skloo-siv, -ziv]

ex·clu·sive

[ik-skloo-siv, -ziv]
adjective
1.
not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
2.
omitting from consideration or account (often followed by of): a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes.
3.
limited to the object or objects designated: exclusive attention to business.
4.
shutting out all others from a part or share: an exclusive right to film the novel.
5.
fashionable; stylish: to patronize only the most exclusive designers.
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6.
charging comparatively high prices; expensive: exclusive shops.
7.
noting that in which no others have a share: exclusive information.
8.
single or sole: the exclusive means of communication between two places.
9.
disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to association, intimacy, etc.: an exclusive circle of intimate friends.
10.
admitting only members of a socially restricted or very carefully selected group: an exclusive club.
11.
excluding or tending to exclude, as from use or possession: exclusive laws.
12.
Grammar. (of the first person plural) excluding the person or persons spoken to, as we in We'll see you later. Compare inclusive (def. 4).
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noun
13.
Journalism. a piece of news, or the reporting of a piece of news, obtained by a newspaper or other news organization, along with the privilege of using it first.
14.
an exclusive right or privilege: to have an exclusive on providing fuel oil to the area.

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Exclusive of is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1400–50; 1900–05 for def. 13; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin exclūsīvus. See exclusion, -ive

ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb
ex·clu·sive·ness, ex·clu·siv·i·ty [eks-kloo-siv-i-tee] , noun
non·ex·clu·sive, adjective
pre·ex·clu·sive, adjective
pre·ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb
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sem·i·ex·clu·sive, adjective
sem·i·ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb
sem·i·ex·clu·sive·ness, noun
ul·tra·ex·clu·sive, adjective
ul·tra·ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb
ul·tra·ex·clu·sive·ness, noun
un·ex·clu·sive, adjective
un·ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb
un·ex·clu·sive·ness, noun
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9. select, narrow, clannish, snobbish, restrictive, cliquish, illiberal.


2. inclusive.

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