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1Not involving selection of the most suitable or best qualified.
‘believing in free and non-selective education’
‘The whole thing makes me break out in a rash not seen since the last time I went to a free tequila party at a non-selective fraternity house.’
‘We tried to overall reduce the number of hours of television viewing in a non-selective way.’
‘Do selective state schools perform better than non-selective, and why?’
‘Study recruitment was non-selective.’
‘This non-selective identification causes problems because the mourner identifies with both the loved and hated aspects or functions of the lost person or thing.’
1.1(of a process or agent) affecting all types or species.
‘treating the weeds with a non-selective herbicide’
‘These soybeans are genetically modified to tolerate spraying with the non-selective herbicide.’
‘Non-selective herbicides can kill any plant they touch without being at all selective.’
‘This can be done effectively by treating the actively growing weeds with a non-selective herbicide.’
‘Similar events occur with non-selective COX inhibitors.’
‘Among the many problems with chemical controls is that they are non-selective: They don't just kill pest insects, they kill bees too.’
‘These non-selective herbicides should not be used at the same site continuously for more than two to three years to allow native vegetation to regrow.’
‘The use of non-selective beta blockers should be avoided.’
‘This non-selective herbicide is taken up through the leaves and translocated to the roots, where it disrupts the plant's metabolism.’
‘A retrospective follow up study over seven years found that selective blockers were no better than non-selective ones at protecting eyes from progressive damage.’
‘Non-selective NSAID therapy may be appropriate for chronic pain management in aspirin users given that suitable GI prophylactic measures are utilized in high-risk patients.’