💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Prescriptivistic"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| prescriptivistnoun | (linguistics) Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld. |
| prescriptionistic | Synonym of prescriptionist. |
| proscriptional | Archaic form of proscriptive. [proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard] |
| proscriptive | proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard |
| prescriptionistnoun | A specialist in preparing medications. |
| pantisocratical | Synonym of pantisocratic. |
| postcolonialistnoun | One who studies postcolonialism. |
| presbytic | Archaic form of presbyopic. [Affected by or pertaining to presbyopia.] |
| prudistic | (rare) prudish |
| presidiarynoun | Synonym of presidial. |
| prætentious | (rare, pedantic or humorous) Alternative spelling of pretentious. [Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.] |
| puristical | puristic |
| prevaricative | Synonym of prevaricatory. |
| preacherish | Synonym of preacherly. |
| precisianistic | Petty, pedantic. |
| antiphilosophic | Synonym of antiphilosophical. |
| prædicativenoun | Obsolete spelling of predicative. [(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun from within a predicate.] |
| pragmatical | Synonym of pragmatic (“practical”). |
| progressionary | Synonym of progressional. |
| prelatish | (archaic, derogatory) prelatical |
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