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Discriminating

Discriminating Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Discriminating? [adj] marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" [adj] showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" [adj] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Discriminating: acute \| appreciative \| diacritic \| diacritical \| discriminate \| discriminative \| discriminatory \| eclectic \| good \| incisive \| keen \| knifelike \| nice \| penetrating \| penetrative \| perceptive \| piercing \| selective \| sharp Related Terms \| Find terms related to Discriminating: accurate \| adoptive \| appointive \| appreciative \| careful \| censorious \| characteristic \| characterizing \| choicy \| choosing \| choosy \| circumspect \| civilized \| conscientious \| considerate \| constituent \| contrastive \| critical \| cultivated \| cultured \| dainty \| delicate \| diacritical \| diagnostic \| differencing \| differential \| differentiative \| discerning \| discreet \| discriminate \| discriminative \| distinctive \| distinguishing \| eclectic \| elective \| electoral \| elegant \| enlightened \| exact \| exacting \| fastidious \| fine \| fussy \| graceful \| gracile \| gracious \| idiosyncratic \| individualizing \| individuating \| judgmatic \| judicial \| judicious \| keen \| meticulous \| nice \| particular \| peculiar \| perceptive \| perfectionistic \| personalizing \| picky \| polished \| politic \| precise \| precisianistic \| priggish \| provident \| prudent \| prudential \| prudish \| punctilious \| puristic \| puritanic \| refined \| reflecting \| reflective \| scrupulous \| select \| selecting \| selective \| sensitive \| separative \| sophisticated \| strict \| subtle \| tactful \| thoughtful \| well-advised \| well-judged \| wise See Also \| discerning \| discriminating Discriminating In Webster's Dictionary \Discrim"ina`ting\, a. Marking a difference; distinguishing. -- {Discrim"ina`ting*ly}, adv. And finds with keen discriminating sight, Black's not so black; -- nor white so very white. --Canning.

Discriminating Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Discriminating?

[adj] marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"
[adj] showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
[adj] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

See Also | discerning | discriminating

Discriminating In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*crim"i*na`ting\, a.
Marking a difference; distinguishing. --
{Dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly}, adv.

      And finds with keen discriminating sight, Black's not
      so black; -- nor white so very white.    --Canning.

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