NORMATIVE
prescriptive, normative
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
normative
(adjective) relating to or dealing with norms; “normative discipline”; “normative samples”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
normative (comparative more normative, superlative most normative)
Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
Conforming to a norm or norms.
Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
Hyponyms
• prescriptive
• proscriptive
Anagrams
• avotermin
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
17 January 2025
OBSERVE
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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