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preventive vs permissive

permissive vs preventive

preventive is a noun but permissive is not a noun.

preventive and permissive both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preventive Yes Yes No No
permissive No Yes No No
preventive (noun) permissive (noun)
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
preventive (adjective) permissive (adjective)
tending to prevent or hinder granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease not preventive
Difference between preventive and permissive

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