Associations to the word «Regulative»
Wiktionary
REGULATIVE, adjective. Of, or relating to regulation
REGULATIVE, adjective. Having a regulatory function
Dictionary definition
REGULATIVE, adjective. Restricting according to rules or principles; "a regulatory gene".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.