Meaning of discriminately | Babel Free
Definitions
- Distinctly; In a manner that perceives or exhibits differences.
- In a discriminating manner; showing discerning taste or judgement.
Examples
“Apparently, young children do not need⟳ higher-order concepts, or theory, to understand⟳ intentional states discriminately.”
“.A similar point⟳ holds for o₂—which, though indiscriminable from o₁, is discriminately less blue than o_(new).”
“The hypothesis is that in the end⟳, the interplay of activation and decay will cause just a few areas to be discriminately more activated than others, thus identifying the predominant knowledge items, which can then be interpreted as the main concepts – the topics – present⟳ in the text.”
“In a recent study⟳, babies under 15 months were all found to respond⟳ discriminately to the name⟳ of one person (e.g., Mommy) and one-half responded discriminately to the name⟳ of an object (e.g., blanket) without contextual cues or gestures (Miller, Chapman, Branston, & Reichle, 1980).”
“Behind the tall-backed and elaborately wrought chairs, stand⟳ the servants, men and maidens—fifteen in number⟳—discriminately selected, not only with a view⟳ to their industry and faithfulness, but with special regard to their personal appearance, their graceful agility and captivating address.”
“And the next car that passes we look⟳ at more closely and discriminately. We know⟳ something about automobiles and we could have⟳ one, too, if we were contented with a two-cylinder car like⟳ that. Or, as the impatience becomes greater, "That's four cylinders; but didn't that two-cylinder go almost as well?" and we can have⟳ the two-cylinder car right now.”
“The IRA and the CSA, aiming at developing industries of the new energy and semiconductor respectively, attempt⟳ to establish⟳ relevant industries in the U.S. or its trusted partner through huge amounts of subsidies. The Acts mentioned above also discriminately restrict or exclude⟳ other members from participating in global new energy and semiconductor supply⟳ chains and forcibly alter the global industrial pattern and market division of labor.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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