prescriptive

English

Adjective

prescriptive (comparative more prescriptive, superlative most prescriptive)

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

Synonyms

• normative

Antonyms

• descriptive (especially of grammar and usage)
• proscriptive

Derived terms

• prescriptiveness

Related terms

• prescribe
• prescription
• prescriptive ethics
• prescriptivism
• prescriptivist
• prescriptivity

Translations

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

• Romanian: prescriptiv (ro) m and n
• Russian: предписывающий (ru) (predpísyvajuščij), нормативный (ru) (normatívnyj)