proscriptive
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8.4
- adjective
- /prəˈskrɪptɪv/
- Formal
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proscriptivo
- Early studies tended to be proscriptive, attempting to clarify the definition based on personal accounts of specific incidents.
- proscriptive norms
It's maybe this is the part where I'm actually getting proscriptive because I believe very firmly in there's the the film that gets sold and the film that gets made.
- It's maybe this is the part where I'm actually getting proscriptive because I believe very firmly in there's the the film that gets sold and the film that gets made.
Examples
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The new law implemented several proscriptive measures to prevent youth from smoking in public places.
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I again point out that proscriptive law—the you shall nots—is necessary to any polity.
Blog text (18) -
I don't like abortion, but I am not going to be very proscriptive about what the mother carrying the fetus decides.
Blog text (9) -
Language is forever threatening to become sclerotic: a boring, repetitive, normative, legitimizing thing; a descriptive system with prescriptive and proscriptive aspirations.
Academic text (2015) -
Another explanation is that when children are raised in countries with strong proscriptive norms against illicit drug use and high levels of protective factors (family stability and cohesiveness), such as in Latin America, they may be protected against substance abuse and dependence when they immigrate as adults.
Academic text (2008) -
Parents often set proscriptive rules about using technology to ensure their children's safety.
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The school adopted proscriptive policies against bullying to create a safer environment for students.
Synonyms
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4.7
Limits what people can do by rules or laws
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7.0
Limiting people's freedom to speak or act
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8.9
Very harsh actions or rules that cause great difficulty
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6.8
Helping to control actions by rules or laws
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6.3
Makes someone or something unable to act freely
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7.1
Making people or groups have less freedom to grow
So high or strict that people avoid it
Antonyms
How Restrictive
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7.0
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7.4
- Formal
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8.4
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4.7
32
4.4
- Jargon
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4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Proscriptive comes from the Latin parts pro- and scribere, where scribere means 'to write' and the same root is in script and scribe. Long ago, officials would 'write' lists of actions that were not allowed, so proscriptive now means 'forbidding or restricting' actions or behavior.