Directive

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Directive \Di*rect"ive\, a. [LL. directivus: cf. F. directif.]
     1. Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or
        govern; showing the way. --Hooker.
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              The precepts directive of our practice in relation


              to God.                               --Barrow.
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     2. Able to be directed; manageable. [Obs.]
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              Swords and bows
              Directive by the limbs.               --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  directive
       adj : showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction
             on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the
             directional role of science on industrial progress"
             [syn: {directing}, {directional}, {guiding}]
       n : a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the
           boss loves to send us directives"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  94 Moby Thesaurus words for "directive":
     actuating, admonitory, advisory, aimable, aimed, animating, causal,
     causative, cautionary, chief, commanding, communication,
     compelling, consultative, consultatory, controlling, decree,
     decretal, decretive, decretory, dictating, didactic, directed,
     directing, direction, directional, directorial, directory,
     dirigible, driving, edict, exhortative, exhortatory, expostulative,
     expostulatory, general orders, governing, guidable, guiding, head,
     hortative, hortatory, impelling, imperative, impulsive, inducive,
     instruction, instructive, jussive, leadable, leading, managerial,
     managing, mandating, memo, monitorial, monitory, moralistic,
     motivating, motivational, motive, moving, notice, obligating,
     on the mark, on the nose, peremptory, pointable, preachy, precept,
     preceptive, prescript, prescription, prescriptive, pressing,
     recommendatory, regulating, regulation, regulative, regulatory,
     remonstrant, remonstrative, remonstratory, rule, ruling,
     sententious, steerable, trainable, ukase, urgent, warning,
     well-aimed, well-directed, word