Definition of distinctive

"distinctive" in the adjective sense

1. distinctive, typical

of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

"Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie

"that is typical of you!"

2. classifiable, distinctive

capable of being classified

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Quotations for distinctive

Progress, man's distinctive mark alone,
Not God's and not the beasts': God is, they are;
Man partly is, and wholly hopes to be. [ Browning ]

distinctive in Scrabble®

The word distinctive is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters distinctive:

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (20 words)

deistic, dentist, diciest, dietics, dietist, ditties, divines, incised, incited, incites, indices, indicts, indites, invects, invited, invites, stinted, tidiest, tiniest, visited

 

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distinctive in Words With Friends™

The word distinctive is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters distinctive:

DISTINCTIVE
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (20 words)

deistic, dentist, diciest, dietics, dietist, ditties, divines, incised, incited, incites, indices, indicts, indites, invects, invited, invites, stinted, tidiest, tiniest, visited

 

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