PRESCRIPTIVE


Meaning of PRESCRIPTIVE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: pri- ' skrip-tiv

Function: adjective

Date: 1748

1 : serving to prescribe < prescriptive rules of usage>

2 : acquired by, founded on, or determined by prescription or by long-standing custom

– pre · scrip · tive · ly adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.