prescriptive

Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.

Opposite of

descriptive, proscriptive, nonprescriptive

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈskɹɪptɪv/

Etymology

From Latin praescriptivus (“relating to a legal exception”), from praescript- (“directed in writing”), from the verb praescribere.

Synonyms

normative

authorized

commissioner

possessory

Translations

normativo

preceptivo

normativo

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prescriptif

normativo

precettivo

nomotetico

verjaard

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