"prescriptionistic" meaning in English

See prescriptionistic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more prescriptionistic [comparative], most prescriptionistic [superlative]
Etymology: From prescription + -istic or prescriptionist + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prescription|istic}} prescription + -istic, {{suffix|en|prescriptionist|ic}} prescriptionist + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} prescriptionistic (comparative more prescriptionistic, superlative most prescriptionistic)
  1. Synonym of prescriptionist Tags: rare Synonyms: prescriptionist [synonym, synonym-of]

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