D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Discriminative

/dĭs-krĭm'-ən-ət-ĭv/ · Dis·crim·i·na·tive · IPA /dɪskrˈɪmənətɪv/
01 a. Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.
  1. 1.
    Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.
    “That peculiar and discriminative form of life.” Johnson.
  2. 2.
    Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating.