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At discretion; according to one's discretion or judgment.

Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive. Discretive proposition (Logic & Gram.), one that expresses distinction, opposition, or variety, by means of discretive particles, as but, though, yet, etc.; as, travelers change their climate, but not their temper.

In a discretive manner.

Capable of being discriminated. [Obs.] Bailey.

In palmistry, applied to the line which marks the separation between the hand and the arm.

The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any homogenous function of n variables. See Eliminant.

Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens. Bacon.

In a discriminating manner; distinctly.

The state of being discriminated; distinctness.

Marking a difference; distinguishing. -- Dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly, adv. And finds with keen discriminating sight, Black's not so black; -- nor white so very white. Canning.

The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences. To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle absolute and providential. Trench.

Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic. That peculiar and discriminative form of life. Johnson.

With discrimination or distinction. J. Foster.

One who discriminates.

Discriminative.

Hazardous; dangerous. [Obs.] Harvey.

To describe. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To deprive of a crown. The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman. Motley.

To torture; to excruciate. [Obs.] Discruciate a man in deep distress. Herrick.

Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.