nonselectively
adverb
Pronunciation: /ˌnɒnsɪˈlɛktɪvli/
Definition
In a way that affects all things equally, without making distinctions or choices.
Examples
The herbicide acts nonselectively, killing all plant life it contacts.
The police were accused of acting nonselectively in their enforcement of the law.
How to Use nonselectively
- nonselectively affect (collocation)
- To influence or have an effect on all things equally. — "The new tax laws will nonselectively affect all citizens."
- nonselectively applied (collocation)
- To implement or use something in a way that does not distinguish between different cases. — "The sanctions were nonselectively applied to all businesses in the region."
- nonselectively distributed (collocation)
- To give or spread something out to everyone or everything without making a choice. — "Aid was nonselectively distributed to all affected families."
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