selective

Meaning of selective

adjective
  1. Of or relating to the process of selection.
  2. Of or relating to natural selection.
    selective pressure
  3. (of a person) choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
    He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.
  4. Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
    In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective Service.

Information about selective

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of selective

se-lec-tive

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • selective is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Translation of selective

Anagrams of selective

cleveites, electives

Words that rhyme with selective

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