Question

Which is the BEST meaning for distinctive as it is used in the selected sentence?

Answer 1

Serving to identify; distinguishing or characteristic: the distinctive call of the hermit thrush. See Usage Note at distinct.

Distinguished or attractive:“Her forefinger tracked the cleft in his chin, and she thought how distinctive it made him look” ( Joan Johnston )

Linguistics Phonemically relevant and capable of conveying a difference in meaning, as nasalization in the initial sound of matversus bat.