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permissivo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lenient adj Not strict; willing to allow mistakes or wrongdoing without harsh punishment.
  • permissive adj Willing to allow things, or not strict about rules.

Senses

permissivo is used for these senses in English:

  • hands off Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.).
  • lenient Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
  • permissive Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.

permissive — full definition

  1. adj Willing to allow things, or not strict about rules.
  2. adj (of land) Open for the public to use because the owner allows it, not by legal right.
  3. adj (biology) Able to let a virus multiply inside it.
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