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permissive meaning and definition

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PERMISSIVE adjective

Definition of permissive (adjective)

  1. not preventive
  2. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
    • "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"
    • antonym: unpermissive
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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