prescriptive
adjective
that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions.
prescriptiveness
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a word derived from
prescriptive.
Example Sentences
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“The combination of empowerment and lack of prescriptiveness has been really powerful in terms of outcomes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Clem recalled a prescriptiveness in her own traditional public school experience that she wished her daughter to escape.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 25, 2020
It's also a fundamental misunderstanding of Miguel's appeal, which has nothing to do with his sexuality; if anything, sexual prescriptiveness and limitations feel antithetical to his best art.
From The Verge ● Jun. 30, 2015
The prescriptiveness of the guidelines has gone too far, Sir Louis argues.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2012
"There has been too much prescriptiveness in the past and I am not committing myself," he said.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2010
