Permissive Definition

pər-mĭsĭv
adjective
Granting or inclined to grant permission; tolerant or lenient.
Permissive parents.
American Heritage Medicine
Giving permission; that permits.
Webster's New World
Allowing freedom; esp., tolerant of behavior or practices generally disapproved of by others; indulgent; lenient.
Webster's New World
Permitted or optional.
Permissive uses of funds.
American Heritage Medicine
Allowable and at one's option.
Webster's New World
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Permissive Sentence Examples

  • Children in permissive households may also learn behaviors that do not serve them well in adulthood, such as manipulative behavior, lacking a sense of self-discipline, and an inability to cope with authority.

  • And all new access must be definitive not permissive.

  • Ere long permissive legislation strove to disseminate the new principles.

  • Permissive parents do not have control or don't often even try to exert any control over their children.

  • Permissive parents have good intentions.

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