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permissive
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permissive
(adjective)
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permissive
/pɚ
ˈ
mɪsɪv/
adjective
permissive
/pɚ
ˈ
mɪsɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of PERMISSIVE
[
more permissive; most permissive
]
often disapproving
:
giving people a lot of freedom or too much freedom to do what they want to do
permissive
parents
a
permissive
society
Some states have more
permissive
laws than others.
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— permissiveness
noun
[
noncount
]
He sometimes takes advantage of the
permissiveness
of his parents.
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