prescriptive
gb/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv/ us/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv/
C1
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adjective
formal
C1
property
1
telling people what should be done
If something is prescriptive, it gives rules about what you should do.
Tipar de utilizare:
prescriptive about [something]; prescriptive rules/approach/attitude
Greșeală frecventă:
Often confused with descriptive (describing real usage) and with proscriptive (forbidding something).
Sinonime
directive (Emphasizes giving instructions more than setting standards of correctness.)
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normative (Often used in academic contexts for value- or rule-setting claims.)
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rule-based (Highlights reliance on explicit rules.)
Antonime
descriptive (Focuses on describing what is actually done, not what should be done.)
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nonprescriptive (Avoids telling people what is correct or required.)
Colocații
prescriptive rules
|prescriptive approach
|prescriptive advice
|prescriptive guidelines
|prescriptive standards
|prescriptive definition
|highly prescriptive
|overly prescriptive
|less prescriptive
|prescriptive tone
Teme
language
|education
|writing
|society
Exemple
- The style guide is quite prescriptive about punctuation and capitalization.
- His advice sounded helpful, but it became too prescriptive for a creative project.
- Modern linguists often prefer descriptive accounts of grammar to prescriptive rules.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The teacher was very prescriptive about how we wrote the essay.
- These rules are too prescriptive for me.
adjective
technical
C1
property
2
relating to prescribing medical treatment
In medicine, prescriptive means connected to giving a prescription.
Tipar de utilizare:
prescriptive authority/powers; prescriptive guidelines
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not confuse with prescription (noun). Prescriptive is an adjective.
Sinonime
prescribing (More direct and often used in clinical descriptions.)
Antonime
nonprescribing (Describes roles or settings where no prescriptions are issued.)
Colocații
prescriptive authority
|prescriptive powers
|prescriptive guidelines
|prescriptive practice
|prescriptive medicine
|prescriptive privileges
Teme
health
|medicine
Exemple
- In some regions, nurse practitioners have prescriptive authority for certain medications.
- The protocol includes prescriptive instructions for managing pain after surgery.
- The clinic tightened its prescriptive guidelines for antibiotics.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Only doctors with prescriptive authority can give this medicine.
adjective
legal
C2
property
3
gained by long use (law)
In law, prescriptive means a right gained by using something for a long time.
Tipar de utilizare:
prescriptive right/title/easement
Greșeală frecventă:
This legal meaning is unrelated to giving advice; it comes from legal prescription (time-based acquisition).
Sinonime
acquisitive (Legal/technical term focusing on gaining rights through possession or use.)
Antonime
statutory (Based on a written law rather than on long-established use.)
Colocații
prescriptive right
|prescriptive title
|prescriptive easement
|acquire a prescriptive right
|claim prescriptive rights
Teme
law
|property
Exemple
- The neighbors argued that decades of access created a prescriptive right to use the path.
- A prescriptive easement may arise when land is used openly for many years without permission.
- The court rejected the prescriptive claim because the use had not been continuous.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
prescriptive
IPA
GB/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv/
US/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv/
Silabe și accent
pre - script - ive (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (pre)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: prescriptive
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
prescribe
verb B1
prescription
noun A2
Related words
prescriber
noun
Negative and opposite forms
descriptive
adjective B2
nonprescriptive
adjective
Advanced or less common
prescriptively
adverb
prescriptivism
noun
prescriptivist
noun
Expresii
prescriptive analytics
1/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv ˌænəlˈɪtɪks/
fixed phrase
business
data advice on what to do
Prescriptive analytics uses data to suggest the best action.
Exemple
- The retailer used prescriptive analytics to set prices and reduce waste.
- Prescriptive analytics can suggest which customers to target and when.
- Their dashboard combines predictive and prescriptive analytics for planning.
prescriptive easement
1/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv ˈizmənt/
fixed phrase
legal
easement gained by long use
A prescriptive easement is a legal right to use land after using it for many years.
Exemple
- The lawyer argued that years of parking there created a prescriptive easement.
- To prove a prescriptive easement, they had to show the use was open and continuous.
- The owner put up a sign to prevent a prescriptive easement from forming.
prescriptive grammar
1/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv ɡɹˈæmɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
rules about correct language
Prescriptive grammar tells people which forms are correct.
Exemple
- Prescriptive grammar books may label some everyday expressions as incorrect.
- The course compared prescriptive grammar with descriptive approaches.
- Editors sometimes rely on prescriptive grammar when enforcing house style.
prescriptive right
1/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv ɹˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
legal
legal right gained by long use
A prescriptive right is a legal right you gain by using something for many years.
Exemple
- They claimed a prescriptive right to draw water from the well.
- The judge asked for evidence of long use to establish a prescriptive right.
- A prescriptive right can be lost if the use stops for a long period.