Meaning of DIRECTIVE
| Pronunciation: | | di'rektiv
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- [n] a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"
- [adj] showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"
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| | Synonyms: | | directing, directional, guiding, leading |
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| | See Also: | | dictum, pronouncement, say-so | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Di*rect"ive\, a. [LL. directivus: cf. F. directif.]
1. Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or
govern; showing the way. --Hooker.
The precepts directive of our practice in relation
to God. --Barrow.
2. Able to be directed; manageable. [Obs.]
Swords and bows Directive by the limbs. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | actuating, admonitory, advisory, aimable, aimed, animating, causal, causative, cautionary, chief, commanding, communication, compelling, consultative, consultatory, controlling, decree, decretal, decretive, decretory, dictating, didactic, directed, directing, direction, directional, directorial, directory, dirigible, driving, edict, exhortative, exhortatory, expostulative, expostulatory, general orders, governing, guidable, guiding, head, hortative, hortatory, impelling, imperative, impulsive, inducive, instruction, instructive, jussive, leadable, leading, managerial, managing, mandating, memo, monitorial, monitory, moralistic, motivating, motivational, motive, moving, notice, obligating, on the mark, on the nose, peremptory, pointable, preachy, precept, preceptive, prescript, prescription, prescriptive, pressing, recommendatory, regulating, regulation, regulative, regulatory, remonstrant, remonstrative, remonstratory, rule, ruling, sententious, steerable, trainable, ukase, urgent, warning, well-aimed, well-directed, word |
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