SELECTIVELY

selectively

(adverb) by selection; in a selective manner; “we choose our students very selectively”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

selectively (comparative more selectively, superlative most selectively)

In a selective manner, only affecting or applying to some selected cases.

Source: Wiktionary


SELECTIVE

Se*lect"ive, a.

Definition: Selecting; tending to select. This selective providence of the Almighty. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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