prescriptive

prescriptive
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. normativo
Many dictionaries these days are moving away from the prescriptive approach.Muchos diccionarios hoy en día se están alejando del enfoque normativo.
b. prescriptivo
Laws of nature are descriptive, but laws decided upon by human beings are prescriptive.Las leyes de la naturaleza son descriptivas, pero las leyes decididas por los seres humanos son prescriptivas.
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