ɪksˈklu:sɪv adj. & n. --adj. 1 excluding
other things. 2 (predic.; foll. by of)
not including;
except for. 3 tending to
exclude others,
esp. socially;
select. 4
catering for
few or select customers; high-class. 5 a (of a commodity) not obtainable
elsewhere. b (of a
newspaper article) not published elsewhere. 6 (predic.; foll. by to) restricted or
limited to; existing or
available only in. 7 (of terms etc.) excluding
all but
what is specified. 8 employed or followed or
held to
the exclusion of all
else (my exclusive
occupation; exclusive rights). --n. an
article or story published by only
one newspaper or
periodical. øExclusive
Brethren a
more exclusive
section of the Plymouth Brethren. øøexclusively adv. exclusiveness n. exclusivity n. [med.L exclusivus (as EXCLUDE)]