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discriminatory Definition

dis·crimi·na·tory (-nə tôr′ē)

adjective

  1. practicing discrimination, or showing prejudice
  2. discriminating, or distinguishing
discriminatory Synonyms

discriminatory

modif.

discriminatory Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • ground: It is certainly discriminatory on the grounds of age.

Preposition: against

  • woman: For example, a job advertisement requiring applicants to be six foot or more in height is indirectly discriminatory against women.
  • people: This is said to be discriminatory against people who are not industrious.

Modifies a noun

  • dismissal: Does the failure to investigate give grounds for constructive discriminatory dismissal?
  • advertisement: Only the Commission for Racial Equality is able to take legal action against discriminatory advertisements.
  • act: One yard away alleging discriminatory acts only required to has been the.
  • behavior: The School does not tolerate discriminatory behavior or practices.
  • remark: Anyone interrupting a speech with an abusive or discriminatory remark is asked to withdraw the remark or to leave the meeting.

Modifying Another Word

  • indirectly: For example, a job advertisement requiring applicants to be six foot or more in height is indirectly discriminatory against women.
  • unlawfully: Selection criteria and tests should be reviewed regularly to ensure that they remain relevant and are not unlawfully discriminatory.
  • blatantly: However, he has not stressed the point that this school is being blatantly discriminatory in a particularly offensive way.
  • inherently: There is no recognition that such a conscious pressure to assimilate is inherently discriminatory.
  • sexually: The sexually discriminatory Paternity and Maternity leave provisions should be replaced by unisex Baby Care and Adoption leave and so on.

Used with adjective complement

  • consider: However, Code sponsors have argued that the imposition of an age limit might be considered discriminatory.
  • regard: Ian Greenwood felt this needed to be pursued as it could be regarded as discriminatory.
  • see: The proposed plans for roaming could be seen as discriminatory.
  • deem: We need evidence of what works before the denial of what works to one group can be deemed discriminatory.

Preposition: in

  • way: However, he has not stressed the point that this school is being blatantly discriminatory in a particularly offensive way.