discriminating
having or showing refined taste and good judgment in making distinctions
Word origin: From Latin discriminare, to divide or distinguish, from discrimen, a division.
Discriminating in a sentence
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A discriminating reader notices nuances of style that casual readers miss.
Only a discriminating palate could detect the subtle difference between the two vintages.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.
Using “discriminating” well
Discriminating, as a favorable adjective, means having refined taste and good judgment, pairing with discerning and selective. This sense is unrelated to the negative noun discrimination meaning unfair treatment.
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