Prescriptive - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prɪˈskrɪptɪv|
Brit.
|prɪˈskrɪptɪv|
adjective
- pertaining to giving directives or rules (syn: normative)
prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
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Critics claim the new rules are too prescriptive.
...even in this age of e-mail the prescriptive response to a wedding gift is a handwritten thank-you note...
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