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BNC: 16198 COCA: 19297

prescriptive

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prescriptive /prɪˈskrɪptɪv/ adjective
prescriptive
/prɪˈskrɪptɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of PRESCRIPTIVE
[more prescriptive; most prescriptive] : giving exact rules, directions, or instructions about how you should do something规定的;指定的
technical : providing rules and opinions that tell people how language should be used(语言)规范的
opposite descriptive
BNC: 16198 COCA: 19297

prescriptive

adjective

pre·​scrip·​tive pri-ˈskrip-tiv How to pronounce prescriptive (audio)
1
: serving to prescribe
prescriptive rules of usage
2
: acquired by, founded on, or determined by prescription or by long-standing custom
prescriptively adverb

Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web The siting permit for the Golden Hills wind farm in Sherman County, which became operational this year, for example, includes far more prescriptive reporting conditions for its operator. oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2022 Shareholder proposals have naturally become more prescriptive in recent years, Mr. McRitchie said. Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 As far as advice goes, Jovin situates herself at the less prescriptive end of the grammar spectrum. Dennis Duncan, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 The best way to avoid a message that can be damaging is to be very prescriptive in your guidelines from the beginning. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 July 2022 But people who have seen the lists describe a less prescriptive process today. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022 Digital decisioning contributes to solving the problem of differing interpretations by producing prescriptive workflows—on demand, when needed—that employees across departments can follow. Guy Yehiav, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 In an interview, Vijayan said Smith was rarely prescriptive when handing out new directives before a concert. New York Times, 13 July 2022 Ascent was exempted from this code by doing something differently: Providing performative measures, rather than prescriptive ones. Meghan Willcoxon, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of prescriptive was in 1663
BNC: 16198 COCA: 19297

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