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prescriptive

/prɪ'skrɪptɪv/

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adjective
pertaining to giving directives or rules
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"prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

Similar:

normative

Opposite:

descriptive

Examples of prescriptive

"prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"