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Prescriptive vs Regimented - What's the difference?

prescriptive | regimented |

As adjectives the difference between prescriptive and regimented

is that prescriptive is of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard while regimented is organised, ordered, formed into regiments.

As a verb regimented is

(regiment).

prescriptive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
  • *
  • For one thing, spoken language tends to be less subjected to prescriptive
    pressures than written language, and hence is a less artificial medium of com-
    munication (written language is often a kind of 'censored' version of spoken
    language). [...]

    Synonyms

    * normative

    Antonyms

    * descriptive (especially of grammar and usage) * proscriptive

    Derived terms

    * prescriptiveness

    regimented

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (regiment)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Organised, ordered, formed into regiments.