Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not selective; indiscriminate.
- adjective Marked by random selection.
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- adjective Not
selective ; open and inclusive
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- adjective not selective or discriminating
Etymologies
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Examples
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David Adame/Associated Press The attacks included unselective firing of bullets, grenade and bomb blasts in 13 locations and hostage situations.
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She knew, even though she was too young to know the reason, that indiscriminate desire and unselective indulgence were possible only to those who regarded sex and themselves as evil. p.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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She knew, even though she was too young to know the reason, that indiscriminate desire and unselective indulgence were possible only to those who regarded sex and themselves as evil. p.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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She knew, even though she was too young to know the reason, that indiscriminate desire and unselective indulgence were possible only to those who regarded sex and themselves as evil. p.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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She knew, even though she was too young to know the reason, that indiscriminate desire and unselective indulgence were possible only to those who regarded sex and themselves as evil. p.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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She knew, even though she was too young to know the reason, that indiscriminate desire and unselective indulgence were possible only to those who regarded sex and themselves as evil. p.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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It's garrulous, unselective and riddled with errors somebody really needs to tell Mr. Schuller how to spell Ralph Vaughan Williams's name.
Why 'Fantasia' Mattered—Just Ask Gunther Schuller Terry Teachout 2011
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She knew, even though she was too young to know the reason, that indiscriminate desire and unselective indulgence were possible only to those who regarded sex and themselves as evil. p.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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She knew, even though she was too young to know the reason, that indiscriminate desire and unselective indulgence were possible only to those who regarded sex and themselves as evil. p.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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The kind of students who are in pretty unselective programs at non-flagship state university campuses, in other words, would benefit a lot from having more money spent on them.
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