prescriptive

Meanings

Adjective

pertaining to giving directives or rules
- "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

Adj

Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin praescriptivus (“relating to a legal exception”), from praescript- (“directed in writing”), from the verb praescribere.

Synonyms

normative

Antonyms

descriptive, nonprescriptive, proscriptive

Scrabble Score: 21

prescriptive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prescriptive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prescriptive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

prescriptive is a valid Words With Friends word