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PERMISSIVE
permissive
(adjective) granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; “direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive”; “permissive parents”
permissive
(adjective) not preventive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
permissive (comparative more permissive, superlative most permissive)
Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient
(of a footpath) open to the public by permission of the landowner
(biology) That allows the replication of viruses
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Source: Wiktionary
Per*mis"sive, a.
1. Permitting; granting leave or liberty. "By his permissive will." Milton.
2. Permitted; tolerated; suffered. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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