exclusive

ex•clu•sive

[[t]ɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv[/t]] adj.

1) not admitting of something else; incompatible:

mutually exclusive plans of action[/ex]

2) omitting from consideration or account (often fol. by of):

a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes[/ex]

3) limited to that which is designated:

exclusive attention to business[/ex]

4) shutting out all others from a part or share:

an exclusive right to film the novel[/ex]

5) cvb expensive or fashionable:

exclusive shops[/ex]

6) single or sole

7) disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to membership, association, intimacy, etc.:

an exclusive circle of friends[/ex]

8) cvb excluding or tending to exclude, as from use or possession:

exclusive laws[/ex]

9) gram. (of a first person plural pronoun) excluding the person addressed, as we in We'll see you later

Compare inclusive 3)

10) jou a news story obtained by a newspaper along with the privilege of using it first

11) cvb an exclusive right or privilege

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Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < ML ex•clu′sive•ly, adv.