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UK
/dɪskɹˈɪmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/
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[ US /dɪsˈkɹɪməˌneɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ US /dɪsˈkɹɪməˌneɪtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
frequent penetrative observations
penetrating insight
an acute observer of politics and politicians
incisive comments
icy knifelike reasoning -
showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
the discriminating eye of the connoisseur
How To Use discriminating In A Sentence
- ‘The composer's operetta appeals to a less discriminating taste for melody, harmony and rhythm,’ he said.
- I reckon we're in danger of raising a whole generation of undiscriminating couch potatoes afflicted by TV-induced Attention Deficit Disorder.
- Is discriminating on the grounds of sex more acceptable than discriminating on the basis of skin colour?
- When did creativity take on this relatively indiscriminating meaning - referring to anything good?
- Are audiences so undiscriminating that they will plunk down $9 to see something this creatively bankrupt?
- The club agreed last year to stop discriminating and mend their ways, but gee, when nobody was looking they backslid got sued again in March. Martha Burk: One More Black Eye for Arizona
- More discriminating visitors now tend to shun the area.
- I recently posted an advertisement for a vacancy and want to avoid discriminating against minority groups.
- He said the move increased parental choice and responded to complaints that the Government was discriminating against church schools.
- Cosatu demanded the government give paid time off for education programmes about AIDS, and "decriminalise" the disease by not discriminating against workers carrying HIV, the virus that causes ANC Daily News Briefing