meaning of exclusive4
1. 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.
2. Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; -- opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery.
3. One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few.
Related Words
exclusive | exclusiveness | exclusivism | exclusivist |