Prescriptivistic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of prescriptivist.

    "Perhaps once more the somewhat prescriptivistic nature of most grammars of the time accounts for the reluctance to regulate language choice suggested by Heath and Mandabach."

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prescriptionistprescriptivist

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"Perhaps once more the somewhat prescriptivistic nature of most grammars of the time accounts for the reluctance to regulate language choice suggested by Heath and Mandabach."

Etymology

From prescriptive + -istic or prescriptivist + -ic.

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