Prescriptive

Quick meaning: Prescriptive is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

For one thing, spoken language tends to be less subjected to prescriptive pressures than written language, and hence is a less artificial medium of com- munication (written language is often a kind of 'censored' version of spoken language). [...]

Synonyms for prescriptive

Depending on context, synonyms include normative, standard, received.

Antonyms for prescriptive

Common opposites include descriptive, proscriptive, nonprescriptive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include normative, received, standard, requirement, regulatory, mandatory.

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