PROSCRIPTIVE


Meaning of PROSCRIPTIVE in English

-ptiv, -tēv also -təv adjective

Etymology: Latin proscript us (past participle of proscribere ) + English -ive

: given to proscribing or serving to proscribe

a proscriptive tribunal

a proscriptive law

• pro·scrip·tive·ly -tə̇vlē adverb

• pro·scrip·tive·ness -tivnə̇s noun -es

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