PRECEPTIVE

Etymology

Adjective

preceptive (comparative more preceptive, superlative most preceptive)

(legal) Of, pertaining to, or based on precepts

instructive; didactic

Anagrams

• perceptive

Source: Wiktionary

Pre*cep"tive, a. Etym: [L. praeceptivus.]

Definition: Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures. The lesson given us here is preceptive to us. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition