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DISTINCTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
Example:
that is typical of you!
Synonyms:
distinctive; typical
Classified under:
Similar:
characteristic (typical or distinctive)
Derivation:
distinctiveness (a distinguishing trait)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of being classified
Synonyms:
classifiable; distinctive
Classified under:
Similar:
identifiable (capable of being identified)
Derivation:
distinctiveness (a distinguishing trait)
Context examples:
B. casei has a distinctive cheese smell, is commonly found in milk products and on human skin, but is pathogenic and known to be associated with sepsis, meningitis, and peritonitis.
(Brevibacterium casei, NCI Thesaurus)
Its most distinctive feature is its head, which is almost flat at the top, sloping evenly down to the end of the nose.
(Bull Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)
The main distinctive features of regenerative hyperplasia are absence of direct link to tumor progression, and presence of inflammation and necrosis due to the inflicting toxic agent.
(Epithelial Hyperplasia of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
However, they deserve a distinctive taxonomic category.
(Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition Tumor of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
It has a distinctive low-pitched, loud-ringing bark.
(Old English Sheepdog, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen is described as a distinctive collection of agent(s) and/or modalities to be utilized together during a cycle or course of therapy.
(Number of Prior Chemotherapies, NCI Thesaurus)
The resultant progeny inherits physical distinctive traits indicative of the specific parent gene.
(Phenocopy Alteration, NCI Thesaurus)
A distinctive observable characteristic of an object.
(Physical Marking, NCI Thesaurus)
I must congratulate you, Inspector, on handling so distinctive and instructive a case.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The stand-off double coat has a distinctive gray color with a lighter undercoat and undersides.
(Norwegian Elkhound, NCI Thesaurus)
