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adjective

Exclusive adj.

Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society.

Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery.

noun

Exclusive n. One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Exclusive" Quotes from Famous Books

... is one thing more than another for which I thank God, it is for making me one of his stewards. Do you suppose, Claudia, that I hold all the wealth that he has entrusted to me, as my own, to be used for my own exclusive benefit? Oh, no! I feel that I am but his almoner, and I am often ashamed of taking as I do, the lion's share of the good things," she added, glancing around upon the luxuries that ...

— Self-Raised • Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

... threats in no way inconsistent with the temper of the time; but they must have filled the minds of reasonable men with many revoltings of impatience and disgust. It says much for the real soundness of purpose and truth of intention among the exclusive Church party that they did not permanently injure the great cause which they had at bottom honestly ...

— Royal Edinburgh - Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets • Margaret Oliphant

... are more prized by the natives, and the death of one of these birds awakens a greater excitement in the spectators; shout succeeds shout, and the distant sojourners take up the cry, until it is sometimes reechoed for miles; yet the feast which follows is very exclusive, the flesh of the emu, which, except in one part which tastes like beef, is very oily, being thought by far too delicious to be made a common article of food. Young men and unprivileged persons are forbidden to touch it, on pain of severe penalties, which are strictly ...

— Australia, its history and present condition • William Pridden

... alludes very often in the course of his remarks to the exclusive right which the states have to decide for themselves. I agree with him very readily that the different states have the right. Our controversy with him is in regard to the new territories. We agree that when the states come in as states they have the ...

— Standard Selections • Various

... in the poem. Priscilla does, too. He gets angry all at once, and then hates himself for it. By and by he'll be all right again, and as nice as ever the Captain was at John Alden's wedding. Come on, let's round the hill! We're nearly at Mr. Livy's, and they'll think we're too exclusive for worlds!" ...

— Virginia of Elk Creek Valley • Mary Ellen Chase

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