Hypertext Webster Gateway: "permissive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Permissive \Per*mis"sive\, a.
1. Permitting; granting leave or liberty. ``By his permissive
will.'' --Milton.
2. Permitted; tolerated; suffered. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
permissive
adj 1: not preventive [ant: {preventive}]
2: granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict
in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely
permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"
[ant: {unpermissive}]
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