Definition of exclusive

• a. - Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society.
• a. - Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; -- opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery.
• n. - One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few.