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Definition of prescriptive in English: prescriptiveadjective prɪˈskrɪptɪvprəˈskrɪptɪv 1Relating to the imposition or enforcement of a rule or method. these guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive Example sentencesExamples - The Dairy Industry Act is rigid and prescriptive, and it is time indeed for a revamp.
- The more parents are led to believe that they need this kind of prescriptive advice about how to relate to their children, the more stilted and insecure they are going to become in everyday interactions with their kids.
- A cursory review of the language in these regulations from state to state reveals noticeable differences in the wording, from very prescriptive language to very broad guidelines.
- It's difficult to be prescriptive, and it's ultimately for the Ukrainians, we hope, to resolve this, and above all, peacefully.
- I'm generally supportive of Higgs, but I don't like the prescriptive nature of it.
- In practice, the so-called multicultural agenda, when it is adopted by the state, turns into a very, very prescriptive and limiting set of choices with all sorts of connotations which I might not like.
- We now understand better what it is we need, and this way I think we can be more prescriptive and deliver better value for money.
- This bill is also prescriptive about whom the authority is required to consult.
- It is very prescriptive and outlined how much time to spend on certain areas as well as which words to teach each week.
- Ethical obligations are not about prescriptive rules and regulation nor complying with the law.
- ‘In the past, there were prescriptive rules and lots of checking up,’ Murray said.
- And thus what seems an utterly prescriptive system of breathing, movement, and mind control becomes the vehicle for personal interpretation after all.
- But in many cases so-called ‘simplification’ often requires more extensive clarification that can lead to more detailed and prescriptive regulation.
- The original schedule 2 in the bill - which has now been superseded - was very much more prescriptive and clear about what needed to be enforced and what was acceptable and unacceptable.
- One private sector insider said: ‘Their demands were very very prescriptive.’
- These authors warn against a prescriptive approach, or client stereotyping.
- There was a fear that scopes of practice would be too narrow and prescriptive, but that has never been the intention of scopes of practice.
- I would be very concerned about whether or not something really is mentoring if you have prescriptive outcomes.
- A four-block special district can have very prescriptive rules that would be inappropriate for an entire city.
Synonyms dictatorial, authoritarian, tyrannical, despotic arbitrary, oppressive, repressive, coercive insistent, dogmatic, pontifical binding, enforceable limiting, narrow, rigid informal bossy - 1.1Linguistics Attempting to impose rules of correct usage on the users of a language.
a prescriptive grammar book Often contrasted with descriptive Example sentencesExamples - The lesson here is that you actually need to have a pretty good control of descriptive grammar before you can intelligently engage in prescriptive grammar.
- He or she probably has the idea that to the extent that prescriptive rules are not followed, the language is somehow deteriorating.
- Chomsky's goal was not to write a prescriptive grammar book.
- These kinds of prescriptive rules are part of a very outdated conception of grammar which, surprisingly, even in expert circles, is very much alive and well.
- It's an uphill battle to get them comfortable with the notion that ‘rightness’ is situational and that it is possible to be both descriptive and prescriptive.
2(of a right, title, or institution) having become legally established or accepted by long usage or the passage of time. a prescriptive right of way Example sentencesExamples - In both cases, the courts completely dismissed the plaintiffs' prescriptive rights arguments.
- According to Ohio case law, the minimum period required to acquire a prescriptive easement is 21 years.
- Yet, no one would suggest that by using it the public might acquire prescriptive rights and that the land might become a town green.
- The wall the vessel is moored to has nothing to do with this matter, and furthermore no prescriptive rights apply.
- Only in the 1680s was any serious attempt made to challenge the prescriptive rights of rural and urban elites to exercise power.
- 2.1archaic Arising from long-standing custom or usage.
for her own mother she felt no more than a prescriptive affection
Origin Mid 18th century: from late Latin praescriptivus 'relating to a legal exception', from praescript- 'directed in writing', from the verb praescribere (see prescribe). Definition of prescriptive in US English: prescriptiveadjectiveprəˈskriptivprəˈskrɪptɪv 1Relating to the imposition or enforcement of a rule or method. these guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive Example sentencesExamples - The Dairy Industry Act is rigid and prescriptive, and it is time indeed for a revamp.
- The more parents are led to believe that they need this kind of prescriptive advice about how to relate to their children, the more stilted and insecure they are going to become in everyday interactions with their kids.
- This bill is also prescriptive about whom the authority is required to consult.
- Ethical obligations are not about prescriptive rules and regulation nor complying with the law.
- These authors warn against a prescriptive approach, or client stereotyping.
- One private sector insider said: ‘Their demands were very very prescriptive.’
- And thus what seems an utterly prescriptive system of breathing, movement, and mind control becomes the vehicle for personal interpretation after all.
- There was a fear that scopes of practice would be too narrow and prescriptive, but that has never been the intention of scopes of practice.
- It's difficult to be prescriptive, and it's ultimately for the Ukrainians, we hope, to resolve this, and above all, peacefully.
- A four-block special district can have very prescriptive rules that would be inappropriate for an entire city.
- In practice, the so-called multicultural agenda, when it is adopted by the state, turns into a very, very prescriptive and limiting set of choices with all sorts of connotations which I might not like.
- But in many cases so-called ‘simplification’ often requires more extensive clarification that can lead to more detailed and prescriptive regulation.
- We now understand better what it is we need, and this way I think we can be more prescriptive and deliver better value for money.
- A cursory review of the language in these regulations from state to state reveals noticeable differences in the wording, from very prescriptive language to very broad guidelines.
- ‘In the past, there were prescriptive rules and lots of checking up,’ Murray said.
- I'm generally supportive of Higgs, but I don't like the prescriptive nature of it.
- The original schedule 2 in the bill - which has now been superseded - was very much more prescriptive and clear about what needed to be enforced and what was acceptable and unacceptable.
- It is very prescriptive and outlined how much time to spend on certain areas as well as which words to teach each week.
- I would be very concerned about whether or not something really is mentoring if you have prescriptive outcomes.
Synonyms dictatorial, authoritarian, tyrannical, despotic - 1.1Linguistics Attempting to impose rules of correct usage on the users of a language.
a prescriptive grammar book Often contrasted with descriptive Example sentencesExamples - The lesson here is that you actually need to have a pretty good control of descriptive grammar before you can intelligently engage in prescriptive grammar.
- Chomsky's goal was not to write a prescriptive grammar book.
- These kinds of prescriptive rules are part of a very outdated conception of grammar which, surprisingly, even in expert circles, is very much alive and well.
- It's an uphill battle to get them comfortable with the notion that ‘rightness’ is situational and that it is possible to be both descriptive and prescriptive.
- He or she probably has the idea that to the extent that prescriptive rules are not followed, the language is somehow deteriorating.
2(of a right, title, or institution) having become legally established or accepted by long usage or the passage of time. a prescriptive right of way Example sentencesExamples - Yet, no one would suggest that by using it the public might acquire prescriptive rights and that the land might become a town green.
- In both cases, the courts completely dismissed the plaintiffs' prescriptive rights arguments.
- The wall the vessel is moored to has nothing to do with this matter, and furthermore no prescriptive rights apply.
- According to Ohio case law, the minimum period required to acquire a prescriptive easement is 21 years.
- Only in the 1680s was any serious attempt made to challenge the prescriptive rights of rural and urban elites to exercise power.
- 2.1archaic Established by long-standing custom or usage.
his regular score at the bar and his prescriptive corner at the winter's fireside
Origin Mid 18th century: from late Latin praescriptivus ‘relating to a legal exception’, from praescript- ‘directed in writing’, from the verb praescribere (see prescribe). |