Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by or showing prejudice; biased.
- adjective Making distinctions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Discriminative.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Discriminative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
discrimination (in all senses). - adjective Showing
prejudice orbias .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of making fine distinctions
- adjective manifesting partiality
- adjective being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
- adjective containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word discriminatory.
Examples
-
Raiding powers for human rights body 'which discusses the increased powers of the Victorian law enforcement agencies to come into your home and seize your belongings as' evidence 'and arrest you if they conclude you are guilty of what they term discriminatory speech.
-
Bhengu said she was dismayed at what she termed the discriminatory treatment experienced by the activists at the hotel despite concerted public education efforts, both by the government and non-governmental organisations to educate people about
-
Sasco said it was unimpressed by what it called the discriminatory practise of business in funding institutions which had been well-sponsored in the past while neglecting those that were suffering financially.
-
Sasco said it was unimpressed by what it called the discriminatory practise of business in funding institutions which had been well-sponsored in the past while neglfinancially.
-
Wednesday to protest what they call discriminatory parole policies by the Department of Correctional Services.
-
Palestinians boarded the Israeli bus in a widely advertised action hoping to draw attention to what they call discriminatory measures in the West Bank, particularly travel restrictions.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
-
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has filed an administrative complaint against Cargill Meat Solutions, which is a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Cargill, Inc. Federal officials want to cancel Cargill's existing government contracts and prevent future contracts until the company stops what they call discriminatory practices.
-
The Palestinians boarded the Israeli bus in a widely advertised action hoping to draw attention to what they call discriminatory measures in the West Bank, particularly travel restrictions.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Diaa Hadid 2011
-
People infuriated by what they call a discriminatory ban on photography by one of Italian fashion label Dolce & Gabbana's Hong Kong outlets have protested outside the store.
The Seattle Times 2012
-
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has filed an administrative complaint against Cargill Meat Solutions, which is a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Cargill, Inc. Federal officials want to cancel Cargill's existing government contracts and prevent future contracts until the company stops what they call discriminatory practices.
The Seattle Times 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.