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The answer PERMISSIVE has 16 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of permissive in various dictionaries:
adj - not preventive
adj - granting or inclined or able to grant permission
Granting or inclined to grant permission; tolerant or lenient.
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| Meaning "lenient", this one of Diana Baumrind's 3 parenting styles produces impulsive, demanding adults |
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| allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behaviour. |
| granting or inclined or able to grant permission not strict in discipline |
| not preventive |
| Granting or inclined to grant permission tolerant or lenient. |
| Permitting discretion optional. |
| Archaic Not forbidden permitted. |
| A person or society that is permissive allows behaviour that other people might disapprove of: |
| A permissive path can be used because the owner of the land that it crosses has given permission. |
| allowing a wide range of choices, esp. in an area where there have traditionally been rules that had to be obeyed: |
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| A permissive cell or host is one that allows a virus to circumvent its defenses and replicate. Usually this occurs when the virus has modulated one or several of the host cellular intrinsic defenses and the host immune system. The permissive state of a host has now been determined to be the primary factor in determining whether a virus will cause pathological symptoms in a host.* |