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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, discriminatory

adj. capable of making fine distinctions

discriminatory, invidious

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

prejudiced, discriminatory

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

malevolent

adj. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

malignant

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

insidious, pernicious, subtle

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

fatal, fateful

adj. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"

deadly, deathly, mortal

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

somber, sombre, serious

adj. (unplayful)

prejudicial, prejudicious

adj. tending to favor preconceived ideas; "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population"

deleterious, hurtful, injurious

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"

contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful

adj. expressing extreme contempt

objectionable, obnoxious

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

detractive

adj. causing to decrease in importance or value; "detractive influences on the volume of investment"

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"

biased, colored, coloured, one-sided, 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"

close-minded, closed-minded

adj. not ready to receive to new ideas

beneficial, good

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"

discerning

adj. able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color"

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. characterized by very careful or fastidious selection; "the school was very selective in its admissions"

adverse, inauspicious, 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

adj. unprejudiced about race

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