About The Word Discriminating

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Discriminating

Discriminating Meaning & Definition
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

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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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