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Exclusive vs Exclusory - What's the difference?

exclusive | exclusory |

As adjectives the difference between exclusive and exclusory

is that exclusive is (literally) excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions while exclusory is having the power or the function of excluding.

As a noun exclusive

is information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.

exclusive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
  • (figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or reknown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
    • Exclusive''' clubs tend to serve ' exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
  • exclusionary
  • whole, undivided, entire
    • ''The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.

    Antonyms

    * inclusive * non-exclusive

    Derived terms

    * exclusively * exclusiveness * exclusive or * exclusive right * exclusivity * mutually exclusive

    Related terms

    * exclusion * exclude * excludent (discrimination)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
    • ''The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially distastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature
  • (grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only'', ''solely'', or ''simply .

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    exclusory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having the power or the function of excluding.
  • tending to exclude.