The Imperial ministers pursued with proscriptive laws, and ineffectual arms, the rebels whom they had made (Edward Gibbon).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pro|scrip´tive|ly — pro|scrip|tive «proh SKRIHP tihv», adjective. proscribing; tending to proscribe: »The Imperial ministers pursued with proscriptive laws, and ineffectual arms, the rebels whom they had made (Edward Gibbon). –pro|scrip´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
scrip — ad·scrip·tion; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·scrip·tive; cir·cum·scrip·tion; con·scrip·tion; con·scrip·tion·ist; de·scrip·tion; de·scrip·tion·ist; de·scrip·tion·less; de·scrip·tio; de·scrip·tiv·ism; de·scrip·tiv·ist; de·scrip·tiv·is·tic; de·scrip·to·ry;… … English syllables
proscriptive — pro·scrip·tive … English syllables
proscriptively — pro·scrip·tive·ly … English syllables
proscription — pro•scrip•tion [[t]proʊˈskrɪp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of proscribing 2) the state of being proscribed 3) outlawry, interdiction, or prohibition • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME proscripcioun < L prōscrīptiō public notice of confiscation or outlawry… … From formal English to slang
proscriptiveness — pro·scrip·tive·ness … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
proscription — pro·scrip·tion /prō skrip shən/ n 1: the act of proscribing: the state of being proscribed 2: an imposed restraint or restriction pro·scrip·tive / skrip tiv/ adj pro·scrip·tive·ly adv … Law dictionary
