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permissive |
Grep of noun permissive permissive waste permissiveness Overview of adj permissive The adj permissive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. permissive -- (not preventive) 2. permissive -- (granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents") Antonyms of adj permissive 2 senses of permissive Sense 1 permissive (vs. preventive) preventive (vs. permissive), preventative => blockading => clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive => deterrent => frustrating, frustrative, thwarting => precautionary, precautional => preclusive, obviating(postnominal) => preemptive => prohibitive, prohibitory Sense 2 permissive (vs. unpermissive) unpermissive (vs. permissive) => authoritarian, dictatorial => nonindulgent, strict Similarity of adj permissive 2 senses of permissive Sense 1 permissive (vs. preventive) => admitting of(prenominal), allowing of(prenominal), permitting of(prenominal) => bailable Sense 2 permissive (vs. unpermissive) => indulgent, lax, lenient, soft Attributes of adj permissive 1 of 2 senses of permissive Sense 2 permissive (vs. unpermissive) => permissiveness, tolerance Familiarity of adj permissive permissive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj permissive permissive unpermissive Overview of adj permissive The adj permissive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. permissive -- (not preventive) 2. permissive -- (granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents")
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