Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or expressing a rule or principle that prescribes a particular course of action or conduct.
- adjective Instructive; didactic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Giving or containing precepts or rules of conduct; instructive; admonitory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective law Of, pertaining to, or based on
precepts - adjective
instructive ;didactic
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Examples
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Mr. Bradley (not a rocket scientist and not too preceptive) also claims to know what others have failed to notice.
William Bradley: What Scott Brown Knew In 2010 and Barack Obama Knew In 2008 2010
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The basis of the punishment is the rationale of a law, or the preceptive aspect of a law.
Motherly Advice Trace Sheridan 2009
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Norris divides a law into a preceptive and a punitive element.
Motherly Advice Trace Sheridan 2009
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I know it sounds horrible to pull away, but it may enable her learn that words can be hurtful - she's a pretty preceptive girl especially for her age, so it just might be a good lesson.
Mommy Dearest 2008
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To follow up on the last post one the thing I liked a lot about the Netroots Nation conference was the sense that I was among people that were really preceptive and knowledge.
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To follow up on the last post one the thing I liked a lot about the Netroots Nation conference was the sense that I was among people that were really preceptive and knowledge.
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There were a number of post-Thomistic writers in the medieval and modern periods who in some way denied (2), the natural authority of the natural law, holding that while the content of the natural law is fixed either wholly or in part by human nature, its preceptive power could only come from an additional divine command: the views of John Duns Scotus, Francisco Suarez, and John Locke fit this mold.
The Natural Law Tradition in Ethics Murphy, Mark 2008
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Sometimes he is unbelievable preceptive and on the mark, but these moments of lucidity are becoming more frequently marked by moments of thick-headedness.
Hardballer Matthews Goes Soft in the Head Over Giuliani's Gold Digging 2007
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The idea of Webb viewing himself being the protagonist in his own novel is preceptive.
"Webb... has become a pompous poseur and an abuser of the English language before actually becoming a senator." Ann Althouse 2006
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The revelation of the preceptive will of God made by Jesus Christ may be considered two ways: -- (1.)
Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967
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