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selective

/səˈlɛktɪv/

adjective

choosing through thoughtful comparison

  • “Be selective about who you bring into your inner circle.”Tatoeba
  • “Be selective as to who you make friends with.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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