Associations to the word «Prescriptive»

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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche