proscriptive

Example Sentences

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But the prohibitive costs and proscriptive laws sometimes mean there’s no choice at all.

From Slate

Viewed this way, minding our p’s and q’s is less about proscriptive notions of correctness, and more about mindfulness, self-discovery and proper conduct.

From Seattle Times

But it’s to Leaf’s credit that there’s nothing simplistic, and certainly nothing proscriptive, about how that closure takes place.

From Los Angeles Times

I don't want to be too proscriptive to what listeners should be seeing or feeling or thinking.

From Salon

I think the beginning was a long time ago for anything and everything, so the first step is never proscriptive or formulated.

From New York Times