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unselective

adjective
un·​se·​lec·​tive | \ ˌən-sÉ™-ˈlek-tiv How to pronounce unselective (audio) \

Definition of unselective

: not marked by selection : random, indiscriminate
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unselectively \ ˌən-​sÉ™-​ˈlek-​tiv-​lÄ“ How to pronounce unselectively (audio) \ adverb

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 Its wide muzzle suggests unselective bulk-feeding on grasses and low-growing herbs. — Smithsonian, "How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Evolved," 8 May 2018 But Pakistani officials went to pains to say the toll was unselective, with Muslims and Christians among the dead and bereaved. — Daniyal Hassan, Naila Inayat And Salman Masood, New York Times, "Pope Calls Attack in Pakistan ‘Hideous’," 28 Mar. 2016

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First Known Use of unselective

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

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