discerning
[ dih-sur-ning, -zur- ]
/ dɪˈsɜr nɪŋ, -ˈzɜr- /
adjective
showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
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Example sentences from the Web for discerningly
Lovingly, tenderly, discerningly, marveling and absorbed and deeply fascinated I looked at Me in the mirror.
I, Mary MacLane|Mary MacLaneGutzkow alone, about the year 1835, begins to criticise him discerningly.
They dread to grant distinctions, and to judge of us discerningly is beyond them.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete|George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for discerningly
discerning
/ (dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ) /
adjective
having or showing good taste or judgment; discriminating
Derived forms of discerning
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