proscriptive

adjective

pro·​scrip·​tive -ptiv 

-tēv also -təv

: given to proscribing or serving to proscribe

a proscriptive tribunal

a proscriptive law

proscriptively

-tə̇vlē

adverb

proscriptiveness

-tivnə̇s

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

Latin proscriptus (past participle of proscribere) + English -ive

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Rhymes for proscriptive

• ascriptive
• descriptive
• prescriptive