Permissive : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Permissive	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
permissive adj not preventive Antonym(s): preventative, preventive granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents" Antonym(s): unpermissive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Permissive \Permis"sive\, a. 1. Permitting; granting leave or liberty. [bd]By his permissive* will.[b8] --Milton. 2. Permitted; tolerated; suffered. --Milton.