Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment.
- adjective Indiscriminate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not discriminating; not distinguishing or making a difference.
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- adjective Not
discriminating
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not discriminating
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Examples
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And yes, "undiscriminating" is a pejorative concept, and 'discriminating' a positive one.
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010
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"undiscriminating" those who have so little judgment or fairness as not to "distinguish accurately" or "set apart things that are different" -- who either treat equally things that are unequal, or treat unequally things that are equal.
The Making of Arguments J. H. Gardiner
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I myself have some sympathy for the sensualist, who properly seeks out art for its aesthetic value but has a undiscriminating conception of "beauty," but I don't at all comprehend why any "investigator" would show even a passing interest in art or literature -- unless it is to deliberately devalue and dismiss the aesthetic as frivolous, not worth the "serious" critic's time.
Subject-Matter 2010
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"It pays males to be aggressive, hasty, fickle and undiscriminating ... and for females to be coy, to hold back until they can identify the males with the best genes," Wilson continues.
Mark Matousek: Why Men and Women Make Different Ethical Choices Mark Matousek 2011
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Ali offers to help, but in doing so, she unknowingly begins a quest that will reveal a deadly ring of secrets, at the center of which stand two undiscriminating killers ....
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I myself have some sympathy for the sensualist, who properly seeks out art for its aesthetic value but has a undiscriminating conception of "beauty," but I don't at all comprehend why any "investigator" would show even a passing interest in art or literature -- unless it is to deliberately devalue and dismiss the aesthetic as frivolous, not worth the "serious" critic's time.
March 2010 2010
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"It pays males to be aggressive, hasty, fickle and undiscriminating ... and for females to be coy, to hold back until they can identify the males with the best genes," Wilson continues.
Mark Matousek: Why Men and Women Make Different Ethical Choices Mark Matousek 2011
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They look at "fans" as either sheep or vapid, undiscriminating closet masturbators who will take whatever "porn" falls in front of their faces.
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"Lacking guidance, my reading (in books borrowed from the local public library) was undiscriminating and, as I now realize, I was unable to distinguish the charlatan from the serious scholar."
What Did the Nobel Laureates Read When They were Young? 2010
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Although I love Korean food, my Korean palate is pretty undiscriminating.
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