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permissive

/pəˈmɪsɪv/

/pərˈmɪsɪv/

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permissiveadjective

more permissive

Comp.

most permissive

Super.

/pəˈmɪsɪv/

/pərˈmɪsɪv/

The teacher had a permissive attitude towards the students' behavior.

Учитель имел попустительское отношение к поведению учеников.

The new policy is more permissive than the previous one.

Новая политика более разрешительная, чем предыдущая.

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permissiveadjective

Allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behavior.

The permissive parents allowed their children to stay out late on school nights.

Allowing or characterized by a relaxed or lenient attitude towards rules or standards.

The school has a permissive dress code, allowing students to wear casual clothes.

(of a host organism or cell) Allowing the entry, replication, or expression of a virus, plasmid, or other genetic element.

The cell line is permissive for influenza virus replication.

Optional or facultative rather than compulsory; permitted but not required by law or regulation.

Under the new zoning act, mixed-use development is merely permissive, so developers are not obliged to include residential units.