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UNPERMISSIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unpermissive mean?
• UNPERMISSIVE (adjective)
The adjective UNPERMISSIVE has 1 sense:
1. not inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline
Familiarity information: UNPERMISSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline
Attribute:
permissiveness; tolerance (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)
Antonym:
permissive (granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline)
Derivation:
unpermissiveness (a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits)
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