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unpermissive

unpermissive adjective: strict; repressive.

Adjective

unpermissive (comparative more unpermissive, superlative most unpermissive)

  1. strict; repressive
    • an unpermissive boss

Forms of unpermissive

comparativemore unpermissive
superlativemost unpermissive

Origin of unpermissive

From un- + permissive.

Words formed from unpermissive

Questions about unpermissive

What does unpermissive mean?
Unpermissive means strict; repressive.
What part of speech is unpermissive?
Unpermissive is an adjective.

Words near unpermissive in the dictionary

  1. unpermeated
  2. unpermed
  3. unpermethylated
  4. unpermineralized
  5. unpermissible
  6. unpermissive
  7. unpermissiveness
  8. unpermitted
  9. unpermutable
  10. unpermuted
  11. unpernicious

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