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discriminating
[ dih-skrim-uh-ney-ting ]
adjective
- able to distinguish differences or distinctions; differentiating; analytic.
- noting differences or distinctions with nicety; discerning; perspicacious:
a discriminating interpreter of events.
- having excellent taste or judgment:
a discriminating interior designer.
- differential, as a tariff.
- possessing distinctive features; capable of being differentiated; discriminative.
discriminating
/ ɪˈɪɪˌԱɪɪŋ /
adjective
- able to see fine distinctions and differences
- discerning in matters of taste
- (of a tariff, import duty, etc) levied at differential rates in order to favour or discourage imports or exports
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈˌԲپԲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱·i·ԲiԲ· adverb
- -徱·i·ԲiԲ adjective
- half-徱·i·ԲiԲ· adverb
- ԴDzd·i·ԲiԲ adjective
- non徱·i·ԲiԲ· adverb
- v·徱·i·ԲiԲ adjective
- over·徱·i·ԲiԲ· adverb
- ܲȴ-徱·i·ԲiԲ adjective
- quasi-徱·i·ԲiԲ· adverb
- ܲd·i·ԲiԲ adjective
- un徱·i·ԲiԲ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of discriminating1
Example Sentences
The administration has characterized these programs as discriminating on the basis of race.
“For decades, elite colleges and universities have prioritized racial quotas over equality of opportunity, dividing Americans and discriminating against entire groups of applicants, all in the name of DEI,” the department’s announcement said.
A hotel “is a place of public accommodation and you’re discriminating based on family status.”
Speaking to the Daily Mail, performer Choon Tan said the decision to use CGI was "absolutely absurd and discriminating in a sense".
Yet, this is still one of my most requested to bring round to family dinners where a table full of my favorite and most discriminating carnivores never fail to rave over it.
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