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preferential

adj. manifesting partiality; "a discriminatory tax"; "preferential tariff rates"; "preferential treatment"; "a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting"

discriminative

adj. capable of making fine distinctions

invidious

adj. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons"

prejudiced, partial

adj. being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge"

malevolent, malicious

adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

malignant

adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

subtle, insidious, pernicious

adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"

fatal, fateful

adj. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"

mortal, deadly, deathly

adj. causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"

somber, sombre, serious

adj. (unplayful)

damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious, detrimental to

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"

injurious, bruising, deleterious, hurtful, noxious

adj. harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"

harmful

adj. causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"

insulting, scornful, disdainful, contemptuous

adj. expressing extreme contempt

objectionable, unpleasant, obnoxious

adj. causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"

belittling, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, slighting

adj. expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"

one-sided, biased

adj. favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"

one-sided, colored, coloured, biased, slanted

adj. favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"

warped

adj. used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture; "the floors were warped and cracked"

closed-minded

adj. not ready to receive to new ideas

good, beneficial

adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

profitable

adj. promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties"

diacritic, discerning, diacritical

adj. capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel

discriminate, nice

adj. noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"

eclectic

adj. selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

good

adj. generally admired; "good taste"

selective

adj. tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

harmful, inauspicious, adverse, untoward

adj. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

hostile

adj. marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment"

disapproving

adj. expressing or manifesting disapproval

unprejudiced, impartial

adj. free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist"

color-blind, colour-blind, nonracist, tolerant

adj. unprejudiced about race

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