subjective

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Put our friend Stephen for the subjective, and Miss Carvers party for the objective in the above, and we have the clew.

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  1. adjective Proceeding from or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world: a subjective decision.
  2. adjective Particular to a given person; personal: subjective experience.
  3. adjective Moodily introspective.

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  • This is pretty subjective which is why word count or \% of the original article copied is frequently cited Come on, Blodget, spill it: Who were to two outlets that complained? —  Adrian Monck
  • I know tastes are subjective, any insight and or experience with these instruments is appreciated. —  Mandolin Cafe News
  • After all, nobody would think that the general biological principle "cats have four legs" is refuted -- or rendered merely 'subjective' -- by the existence of a three-legged cat. —  Philosophy, et cetera
  • It's totally subjective, and while I'm sure most of the readership here at TBA would prefer a more objective measure, that doesn't mean the objective measure is the end of discussion. —  Baseball Analysts
  • It is also subjective, meaning that news reporting is too conservative for liberals and too liberal for conservatives. —  MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory
 

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  1. = French subjectif = Spanish subjectivo = German subjektiv, from Latin subjectivus, of or pertaining to a subject, from subjectum, a subject: see subject, n.
 

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/səbˈdʒɛktɪv/
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