DictionaryAI

permissive

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

  1. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.
  2. Open to the public by permission of the landowner.
  3. That allows the replication of viruses.

Noun

  1. A grammatical form indicating that an action is permitted by the speaker.

We haven’t written up permissive yet: Simple and Standard meanings, examples and a quiz.