prescriptive

prescriptive is a 12-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Consisting in, or acquired by, immemorial or long-continued use and enjoyment; as, a prescriptive right of title; pleading the continuance and authority of long custom. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 25 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Consisting in, or acquired by, immemorial or long-continued use and enjoyment; as, a prescriptive right of title; pleading the continuance and authority of long custom.
2. adjective. pertaining to giving directives or rules

   "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

   Synonyms: normative

Synonyms

normative

Common word forms

prescriptively

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