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unselective

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

Definition of unselective

: not marked by selection : random, indiscriminate
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Other Words from unselective

unselectively \ ˌən-​sə-​ˈlek-​tiv-​lē 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

First Known Use of unselective

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

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