permissive

1. 1

   Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.

   • For neither Man nor Angel can discern / Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks / Invisible, except to God alone, / By his permissive will, through Heaven and Earth;
2. 2

   Open to the public by permission of the landowner.

   • Many permissive paths work well and have done for a significant amount of time, enhancing or connecting our network of public footpaths, byways and bridleways, however unevenly distributed.
3. 3

   That allows the replication of viruses.

syn. avuncular · broad-minded · catholic · forbearing · indulgent · latitudinarian · laissez faire · lenient · liberal · open-handed · open-minded · permissible

ant. bigoted · closed-minded · close-minded · inclement · intolerant · narrow-minded · nonindulgent · nonpermissive

1. 1

   A grammatical form indicating that an action is permitted by the speaker.