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that distinguishes or defines something; distinctiveSee Also: diorism
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Dioristic — Di o*ris tic, a. [Gr. ?.] Distinguishing; distinctive; defining. [R.] {Di o*ris tic*al*ly}, adv. [R.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dioristic — index perspicacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dioristic — adjective Etymology: Greek dioristikos capable of distinguishing, from diorizein to distinguish, delimit, from dia + horizein to separate, bound, define more at horizon obsolete : serving to distinguish … Useful english dictionary
Dioristically — Dioristic Di o*ris tic, a. [Gr. ?.] Distinguishing; distinctive; defining. [R.] {Di o*ris tic*al*ly}, adv. [R.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discrimination — (Roget s Thesaurus) >results of comparison. 1 < N PARAG:Discrimination >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discrimination discrimination distinction differentiation diagnosis diorism Sgm: N 1 nice perception nice perception Sgm: N 1 perception of… … English dictionary for students
diorism — noun logical direction; definition See Also: dioristic … Wiktionary
perspicacious — I adjective acutus, alert, apperceptive, argute, artful, astute, bright, canny, clear sighted, clearheaded, clever, crafty, cunning, dioristic, discerning, discriminating, discriminative, farseeing, farsighted, fore sighted, forethoughtful,… … Law dictionary
