Associations to the word «Permissive»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PERMISSIVE, adjective. Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.
PERMISSIVE WASTE, noun. (legal) The legally compensable destruction of the value of property through the failure of a life tenant to maintain the property to the point where it falls into disrepair.
Dictionary definition
PERMISSIVE, adjective. Not preventive.
PERMISSIVE, adjective. Granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.