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prescriptive
[pri-skrip-tiv]
adjective
that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions.
a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
depending on or arising from effective legal prescription, as a right or title established by a long unchallenged tenure.
prescriptive
/ ɪˈɪɪ /
adjective
making or giving directions, rules, or injunctions
sanctioned by long-standing usage or custom
derived from or based upon legal prescription
a prescriptive title
Other Word Forms
- prescriptively adverb
- prescriptiveness noun
- nonprescriptive adjective
- ˈپԱ noun
- ˈپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of prescriptive1
Example Sentences
Matt feels it's easier for men his height to meet people offline, explaining that meeting someone in person, through mutual friends, for example, can mean a less prescriptive approach.
We believe the California proposal’s current emphasis on highly prescriptive vegetation removal, instead of on maintenance, is overly simplistic.
To some extent, the powers of the new oversight bodies are limited by prescriptive language in the measures themselves.
While sophisticated fintech solutions can streamline processes, they often approach social support with rigid, prescriptive frameworks that fundamentally misunderstand the complexity of human need.
Environmental films that are pedantic, prescriptive, or hold audiences by the collar to make them feel bad do more disservice than good, he says.
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