permissive
per·mis·sive
adjective
1.
not 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”
Origin
From French permissif.
Phrases
- hands off
- live and let live
- permissive mood
- permissive waste
- permissive working
- permissive-action link
- used to
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