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Adjective: selective  si'lek-tiv
  1. Tending to select; characterized by careful choice
    "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"
     
  2. Characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
    "the school was very selective in its admissions"

See also: discriminating, exclusive, select, selectively, selectivity

Encyclopedia: Selective

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