Associations to the word «Prescriptive»
Noun
- Barony
- Grammar
- Psychologist
- Norm
- Linguist
- Rationality
- Linguistic
- Usage
- Methodology
- Kinship
- Overly
- Pronunciation
- Pesticide
- Fitting
- Manual
- Lapse
- Approach
- Dictionary
- Meta
- Criterion
- Counseling
- Privilege
- Rule
- Guideline
- Guidance
- Ethics
- Framework
- Discourse
- Theorist
- Definition
- Notation
- Ethic
- Regulation
- Standard
- Right
- Realism
- Peerage
- Recommendation
- Implication
- Curriculum
- Compliance
- Morality
- Theory
- Sanskrit
- Lineage
- Medication
- Requirement
- Principle
- Statute
- Authority
- Assessment
- Decision
- Optimization
- Model
- Rhetoric
- Outcome
- Discipline
- Behavior
- Ideology
- Language
- Context
- Dialect
- Spelling
- Guide
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PRESCRIPTIVE, adjective. Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
Dictionary definition
PRESCRIPTIVE, adjective. Pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage".
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.