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| 1. | [ adjective ] not preventive | |
| Related terms: | preventive bailable admitting_of | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline | |
| Examples: | "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive" "permissive parents" |
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| Related terms: | unpermissive lax permissiveness | |
| Similar spelling: |
permissively permissible permission permissibly Perrins |
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