nonprescriptive
- a word derived from prescriptive.
Example Sentences
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It is also nonprescriptive: The definitions of identity and feminism on display are loose and varied, as are the approaches to art and climate-focused activism.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
It’s over in 3 minutes 20 seconds; it has the nonprescriptive wisdom of something that’s been transmitted down a few centuries.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2014
