permissive

/pər'mɪsɪv/ adjective
10 letters3 syllables17 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline.

“direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive”

“permissive parents”

2

Not preventive.

WORD FORMS
Related formpermissiveness
Related formpermit
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinermissivepay
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablesper · mis · sive
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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