prescriptively
In commanding fashion
Prescriptively describes doing something in a way that lays down rules or dictates how things should be done.
In linguistics, to approach language prescriptively means focusing on correct usage according to established standards, as opposed to descriptively, which observes how people actually speak and write.
The style guide prescriptively forbids splitting infinitives.
The term often carries a slightly critical edge, suggesting rigidity or inflexibility in applying rules.
Study of right conduct
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- oughtExpresses duty or obligation
- shouldExpresses obligation or expectation
- dutyRequired moral task
obligation · principles · virtue · conduct · behavior · propriety · righteousness · rectitude
Language's structural rules
- usageAct of employing something
- correctnessState of being accurate
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
style · diction · convention · semantics · morphology · pronunciation · spelling · punctuation
Unable to bend
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
mandatory · compulsory · exacting · uncompromising · peremptory · authoritative · autocratic · draconian
ethics
Study of right conduct
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- oughtExpresses duty or obligation
- shouldExpresses obligation or expectation
duty · obligation · principles · virtue · conduct · behavior · propriety · righteousness · rectitude · decency
grammar
Language's structural rules
- usageAct of employing something
- correctnessState of being accurate
- syntaxRules for arranging words
rules · style · diction · convention · semantics · morphology · pronunciation · spelling · punctuation · articulation
rigid
Unable to bend
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
dictatorial · mandatory · compulsory · exacting · uncompromising · peremptory · authoritative · autocratic · draconian · strict
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
ordinance · decree · protocol · directive · edict · canon · doctrine · precept · policy · guideline
prescriptivelydescriptively
In vivid portrayal
empirically · observationally · documentarily · analytically · objectively
prescriptivelypermissively
In an allowing manner
liberally · tolerantly · flexibly · non-judgmentally · laissez-faire
prescriptivelysubjectively
Based on personal viewpoint
relativistically · contextually · situationally · case-by-case · intuitively