Ex*clu"sive (?) a. [Cf. F. exclusif.] 1. 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.

2. Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; -- opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery.

Ex*clu"sive, n. One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few.

• (literal): Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
  
• (figurative): Referring to a membership organisation or commercial product: of high quality, for superior members only. A snobbish usage. Implies, not necessarily truly, that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour, etc., are excluded.