permissive

adjective

per·mis·sive pər-ˈmi-siv How to pronounce permissive (audio)

archaic : granted on sufferance : tolerated

: granting or tending to grant permission : tolerant

: deficient in firmness or control : indulgent, lax

: allowing discretion : optional

reduced the permissive retirement age from 65 to 62

: supporting growth or genetic replication (as of a virus)

permissive host cells

permissively adverb

permissiveness noun

Example Sentences

Some states have more permissive laws than others.

Recent Examples on the Web As the culture of college sports has become more permissive to transfers, players who has not found a role by their third year often choose to move on.

Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 Much of its testing, however, occurs in Arizona, which has permissive regulations regarding the use of autonomous vehicles on public roadways.

Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 The message was clear: labor markets have endured decades of overly permissive antitrust enforcement due to a hyperfocus on consumer welfare reflected through prices.

Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022 So this permissive atmosphere is hierarchy for them.

Fox News Staff, Fox News, 23 July 2022 Maybe your spouse's more-permissive parenting stokes your worry about children into enraged criticism.

Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN, 12 July 2022 However, some scientists say the limits currently in place are too permissive, including Joel Moskowitz, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley.

Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2021 Florida Republican Greg Stuebe observed that West Virginia has some of the nation’s most permissive gun laws yet has a murder rate that’s far lower than cities with gun restrictions like Baltimore and the District of Columbia.

Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 2 June 2022 An anguished soul-searching over Texas’ gun culture and permissive gun laws is unfolding across the latest community to be shattered by a shooter’s rampage.

New York Times, 29 May 2022 See More

Legal Definition

permissive

adjective

per·mis·sive

: based on or having permission

permissive occupancy

a permissive user of the vehicle

: granting permission or discretion (as to the court)

a permissive statute

: not compulsory: as

: allowed or made under a standard, rule, or provision that permits discretion or an option see also permissive intervention at intervention, permissive presumption at presumption compare compulsory

: allowed under modern rules of civil procedure although not arising from the same transaction or occurrence as the one at issue in the original claim

a permissive counterclaim

单词	permissive
释义	permissive adjective per·mis·sive pər-ˈmi-siv 1 archaic : granted on sufferance : tolerated 2 a : granting or tending to grant permission : tolerant b : deficient in firmness or control : indulgent, lax 3 : allowing discretion : optional reduced the permissive retirement age from 65 to 62 4 : supporting growth or genetic replication (as of a virus) permissive host cells permissively adverb permissiveness noun Example Sentences Some states have more permissive laws than others. Recent Examples on the Web As the culture of college sports has become more permissive to transfers, players who has not found a role by their third year often choose to move on. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 Much of its testing, however, occurs in Arizona, which has permissive regulations regarding the use of autonomous vehicles on public roadways. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 The message was clear: labor markets have endured decades of overly permissive antitrust enforcement due to a hyperfocus on consumer welfare reflected through prices. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022 So this permissive atmosphere is hierarchy for them. Fox News Staff, Fox News, 23 July 2022 Maybe your spouse's more-permissive parenting stokes your worry about children into enraged criticism. Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN, 12 July 2022 However, some scientists say the limits currently in place are too permissive, including Joel Moskowitz, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2021 Florida Republican Greg Stuebe observed that West Virginia has some of the nation’s most permissive gun laws yet has a murder rate that’s far lower than cities with gun restrictions like Baltimore and the District of Columbia. Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 2 June 2022 An anguished soul-searching over Texas’ gun culture and permissive gun laws is unfolding across the latest community to be shattered by a shooter’s rampage. New York Times, 29 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English permyssyf, from Middle French permissif, from Latin permissus First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition permissive adjective per·mis·sive pər-ˈmis-iv : supporting growth or genetic replication (as of a virus) permissive temperatures permissive monkey cells Legal Definition permissive adjective per·mis·sive 1 : based on or having permission permissive occupancy a permissive user of the vehicle 2 : granting permission or discretion (as to the court) a permissive statute 3 : not compulsory: as a : allowed or made under a standard, rule, or provision that permits discretion or an option see also permissive intervention at intervention, permissive presumption at presumption compare compulsory b : allowed under modern rules of civil procedure although not arising from the same transaction or occurrence as the one at issue in the original claim a permissive counterclaim see also permissive joinder at joinder permissive adjective as in flexible often disapproving giving people a lot of freedom or too much freedom to do what they want to do permissive parents Some states have more permissive laws than others. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance flexible informal lenient lax accessible pliable pliant easygoing casual affable unaffected soft carefree mellow nonchalant lackadaisical unconcerned approachable untroubled breezy unperturbed familiar laid-back unworried warm homy happy-go-lucky devil-may-care unfussy low-pressure unflappable companionable homey amicable imperturbable neighborly genial cordial unshakable dégagé warmhearted nerveless comradely hearty hail-fellow-well-met Antonyms & Near Antonyms strict rigid formal decorous ceremonious anxious bothered nervous worried tense distressed uptight jumpy jittery skittish high-strung See More
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