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
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.