selective
US /sɪˈlɛktɪv/
・UK /sɪˈlektɪv/
A2
adj.AdjectiveChoosing through thoughtful comparison
Harry is very selective when it comes to clothes.
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Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
- Through selective breeding, we strengthened useful traits in plants and animals.
Through selective breeding, we strengthened useful traits in plants and animals.
- Humans have been engineering life for thousands of years. Through selective breeding
Humans have been engineering life for thousands of years. Through selective breeding
Why Getting A Job Feels Impossible Right Now
- Right now in the marketplace, what we're seeing is both employers and employees being a little bit more selective.
Right now in the marketplace, what we're seeing is both employers and employees being a little bit more selective.
- Everybody's taking a little bit more of a measured approach right now, being a little bit more selective in their choices.
Everybody's taking a little bit more of a measured approach right now, being a little bit more selective in their choices.
Shakira - Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna
- What I tend to do when it comes to you
I see only the good, selective memory
What I tend to do when it comes to you I see only the good, selective memory
- I see only the good, selective memory.
I see only the good, selective memory.
Achieve ANYTHING: Powerful Mindset Hacks for Success (2026 Guide)
- Master the Art of Selective Ignorance.
Master the Art of Selective Ignorance.
- Successful people practice selective ignorance.
Successful people practice selective ignorance.
精神科医だけど「メンタルヘルス」について質問ある？ | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
- There are medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the big fancy name, SSRIs, that target serotonin receptors and block them.
There are medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the big fancy name, SSRIs, that target serotonin receptors and block them.
- There are medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the big fancy name, SSRIs, that target serotonin receptors and block them.
There are medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the big fancy name, SSRIs, that target serotonin receptors and block them.
老化生物学者だけど「加齢について」質問ある？ | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
- So it doesn't have this what we call apoptosis or this selective cell suicide.
So it doesn't have this what we call apoptosis or this selective cell suicide.
- So it doesn't have this, what we call apoptosis, or this selective cell suicide.
So it doesn't have this, what we call apoptosis, or this selective cell suicide.
5 Common Writing Mistakes to Avoid
- You use precise language, precise adjectives, precise verbs, precise nouns, etc., and be very selective about the words you use.
You use precise language, precise adjectives, precise verbs, precise nouns, etc., and be very selective about the words you use.
- and be very selective about the words you use.
and be very selective about the words you use.
How Japan's largest drugmaker became a global pharma powerhouse
- So we are very selective about where we make this investment.
So we are very selective about where we make this investment.
- So we are very selective about where we make this investment.
So we are very selective about where we make this investment.
The European Union Explained*
- the selective Schengen for countries that think borders just aren't worth the hassle.
the selective Schengen for countries that think borders just aren't worth the hassle.
- and the selective Schengen, for countries who think borders just aren't worth the hassle.
and the selective Schengen, for countries who think borders just aren't worth the hassle.
A Workday at a Japanese Secondhand Goods Recycle Shop
- So they're quite selective on what's sold in their shops furthermore before items are sold
So they're quite selective on what's sold in their shops furthermore before items are sold
- Japanese secondhand shops, on the other hand, typically purchase goods directly from customers or B2B antique markets, so they're quite selective on what's sold in their shops.
Japanese secondhand shops, on the other hand, typically purchase goods directly from customers or B2B antique markets, so they're quite selective on what's sold in their shops.