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Showing words for PRESCRIPTIVE using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Prescriptive

prescriptive

11 Letter Words for Prescriptive

rescriptive

9 Letter Words for Prescriptive

epipteric, peripters, precepits, precisive, preprices, prescript, prescrive, scriptive, tirrivees, triperies

8 Letter Words for Prescriptive

crepiest, crispier, epiciers, percepts, peripter, perspire, perverts, picrites, piercers, precepit, precepts, precipes, preciser, preprice, previsit, priceite, priciest, priviest, receipts, reciters, reistier, reprices, reprives, rescript, respirit, restrive, reverist, rippiers, riverets, riveters, rivieres, scriever, scripter, sericite, servicer, spiriter, stripier, stripper, tirrivee, trippers, trippier, veristic, verities, vertices

7 Letter Words for Prescriptive

cerevis, cerites, ceteris, crepier, cresive, crisper, ectiris, epeiric, epicier, epicist, ereptic, eristic, escript, etriers, evisite, iserite, peptics, percept, percipi, perries, pervert, pestier, picrite, piecers, piercer, pierces, pieties, piperic, pipiest, pitiers, precept, precipe, precise, precite, prester, pretire, pricers, pricier, prieves, prisere, privets, privier, privies, receipt, recepts, recipes, reciter, recites, reister, reiters, reivers, reprice, reprise, reprive, rerivet, respect, respice, respire, respite, restier, restive, restrip, retires, retries, reversi, reverts, reviser, revisit, riciest, rievers, rippers, rippier, riveret, riveter, riviere, scepter, screver, scrieve, scripee, scriver, sective, septier, sertive, service, servite, sievert, specter, spicier, spirier, stepper, stiever, stivier, striper, striver, terries, tierces, tippers, tippier, tipsier, triceps, tripier, tripper, veriest, verites, visitee, visiter, vitrics

6 Letter Words for Prescriptive

cepter, cerise, cerite, cerris, certes, certie, certis, citers, cities, civets, civite, creeps, crepes, crepis, crevet, crevis, criers, cripes, eprise, erects, errite, espier, esprit, estive, etrier, everts, evicts, evites, iciest, irrite, pecite, peirce, peiser, peptic, perces, perite, periti, perpet, perrie, persic, perter, perves, pester, peters, petres, petrie, picris, piecer, pieces, pierce, pieris, pierre, pierst, pietic, pipers, pipier, pipits, pirrie, pistic, pitier, pities, pitris, precis, preser, preset, preter, pricer, prices, priers, priest, prieve, priser, privet, pteric, pteris, recept, recipe, recite, recits, reiter, reiver, reives, repipe, rerise, resect, resite, restep, rester, restir, retier, reties, retire, retrip, revers, revert, revest, revets, revies, revise, ricers, ricier, riever, rieves, ripers, ripest, ripier, ripper, rippet, rippit, risper, rivers, rivets, screet, screve, script, scrite, scrive, secret, septic, server, servet, setier, sevier, siever, sipper, sippet, sirree, sitrep, specie, sperre, spicer, spiric, spirit, sprier, sprite, steppe, steric, sterve, stieve, stirre, stiver, streep, stripe, strive, tercer, terces, terrie, terser, tierce, tierer, tippee, tipper, tipree, treppe, trevis, tricep, trices, triers, tripes, vectis, verier, verist, verite, verser, verset, verste, vertep, vesper, vester, vipers, visier, visite, vitric

5 Letter Words for Prescriptive

cepes, cerer, ceres, certs, ceste, cesti, cetes, cippi, cires, cirri, citee, citer, cites, cives, civet, creep, crepe, crept, crest, crete, crier, cries, cripe, crips, crise, crisp, crits, epics, epist, eppes, epris, erect, erept, erics, espec, ester, estre, evert, evets, evict, evite, icers, icier, isere, iters, ivies, peeps, peers, peert, pepsi, perce, peres, peris, perit, perps, perse, perst, perts, perve, pervs, peste, peter, petre, petri, piece, piers, piert, piest, piets, piper, pipes, pipis, pipit, piste, prees, preps, price, prier, pries, recip, recit, recpt, recti, reest, reice, reist, reive, repic, repps, reset, resit, restr, retes, retie, retip, rever, revet, revie, ricer, rices, rieve, riper, ripes, ripps, riser, rites, river, rives, rivet, scree, scrip, scrit, secre, sepic, serer, seric, serre, serve, sever, sicer, sieve, siper, siver, spece, spect, speer, speir, spete, spice, spier, spire, spite, spree, spret, sprit, steep, steer, stere, steri, steve, stipe, stire, stirp, stive, strep, strip, teers, teise, terce, terre, terrs, terse, ticer, tices, tiers, tirer, tires, tirrs, tirve, tisic, tiver, trees, trice, trier, tries, tripe, trips, tsere, veeps, veers, vepse, verre, verse, verst, verts, veter, vices, viers, viper, visie, visit, vitis

4 Letter Words for Prescriptive

cees, cepe, ceps, cere, cert, cest, cete, ceti, cire, cist, cite, cits, cive, civs, cres, crip, cris, crit, crpe, crts, eire, epic, epit, erer, eres, eric, erie, eris, errs, erse, erst, etic, ever, eves, evet, icer, ices, ipse, ires, iris, irpe, iter, pecs, peep, peer, pees, peps, pere, peri, perp, pers, pert, perv, pest, pete, pets, pice, pics, pict, pier, pies, piet, pipe, pipi, pips, pirr, pirs, pise, pist, pits, prec, pree, prep, pres, pret, prie, priv, psec, rcpt, rcvr, recs, rect, rees, reet, reit, repp, repr, reps, rept, resp, rest, rete, rets, reve, revs, rice, rier, ries, ripe, ripp, rips, ript, risc, rise, risp, rist, rite, rits, rive, rsvp, scet, sect, seep, seer, seir, seit, sept, sere, serr, sert, serv, seve, sice, sier, sipe, sire, siri, site, siti, spec, spet, spic, spie, spit, spiv, step, ster, stie, stir, stre, svce, teer, tees, tepe, terp, terr, tice, tics, tier, ties, tipe, tips, tire, tirr, tree, tres, trie, trip, veep, veer, vees, veps, veri, vers, vert, vese, vesp, vest, vets, vice, vier, vies, vips, vise, vite

3 Letter Words for Prescriptive

cee, cep, cer, cie, cir, cis, cit, civ, cpi, cpr, cps, cpt, crs, crt, csi, csp, cst, cte, ctr, cts, ect, eec, eer, eir, epi, ere, err, ers, ert, esc, ese, esp, esr, est, etc, eve, ice, ipr, ips, ire, irs, ise, ist, its, ive, pci, pcp, pct, pec, pee, pep, per, pes, pet, pic, pie, pip, pir, pis, pit, ppi, ppr, pps, ppt, prc, pre, prp, prs, psi, pst, pte, ptp, pts, pvc, pvt, rct, rec, ree, rei, rep, res, rev, rie, rip, rit, riv, rps, rpt, rte, rti, sci, scr, sct, sec, see, sei, sep, ser, set, sic, sie, sip, sir, sit, spp, spt, sri, str, svc, tcp, tec, tee, ter, tes, tic, tie, tip, tis, tpi, tps, tri, trp, trs, tsi, tsp, vcr, vee, vei, ver, vet, vic, vie, vii, vip, vis

Definitions for Prescriptive

[1] that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
[2] depending on or arising from effective legal prescription, as a right or title established by a long unchallenged tenure.
[3] making or giving directions, rules, or injunctions
[4] sanctioned by long-standing usage or custom
[5] derived from or based upon legal prescription a prescriptive title

Words related to Prescriptive

accepted, authoritative, customary, prescribed, rigid, sanctioned

Words nearby Prescriptive

prescreen, prescribe, prescript, prescriptible, prescription, prescriptive, prescriptive grammar, prescriptivism, prescriptivist, prescutum, preseason

Origin of Prescriptive

1740–50; prescript + -ive, modeled on descriptive, etc.

Other words from Prescriptive

pre·scrip·tive·ly , adverb
pre·scrip·tive·ness , noun
non·pre·scrip·tive , adjective

Synonyms for Prescriptive

accepted, authoritative, customary, prescribed, rigid, sanctioned