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Explore Prescriptively through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Prescriptively | Prescriptive

Prescriptively meaning

In a prescriptive manner.

Using Prescriptively

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a prescriptive manner.

Context around Prescriptively

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

considered 1×

Often after:

incorrect 1×

Sentence patterns with Prescriptively

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

is considered prescriptively incorrect but 1× trainings do prescriptively is unfathomable 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

quoting him in 1× this type of 1×

Common sentence endings:

of finnish officialese 1× to redeye reporters 1×

Words around Prescriptively

Just before it in the word index:

prescriptive 69 prescriptions 347 prescription 1.029 prescript 6 prescribing 142 prescribes 70

Just after it in the word index:

prescriptivism 7 prescriptivists 4 prescripts 4 presearch 5 preseason 1.125 preseasons 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Prescriptively

  • In this selection, "prescriptively" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, considered and incorrect stand out and add context to how "prescriptively" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include is considered prescriptively incorrect but and trainings do prescriptively is unfathomable. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prescriptively" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prescriptively

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Quoting him in the manner that these trainings do —prescriptively —is unfathomable," Glaser wrote in an email to RedEye reporters. (20 words)

This type of expression is considered prescriptively incorrect, but it may be found wherever direct translations from Swedish, English, etc. are made, especially in legal texts, and has traditionally been a typical feature of Finnish "officialese". (36 words)

Longer example sentences

This type of expression is considered prescriptively incorrect, but it may be found wherever direct translations from Swedish, English, etc. are made, especially in legal texts, and has traditionally been a typical feature of Finnish "officialese". (36 words)

Quoting him in the manner that these trainings do —prescriptively —is unfathomable," Glaser wrote in an email to RedEye reporters. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

Quoting him in the manner that these trainings do —prescriptively —is unfathomable," Glaser wrote in an email to RedEye reporters.

This type of expression is considered prescriptively incorrect, but it may be found wherever direct translations from Swedish, English, etc. are made, especially in legal texts, and has traditionally been a typical feature of Finnish "officialese".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prescriptively" in a sentence?
An example: "Quoting him in the manner that these trainings do —prescriptively —is unfathomable," Glaser wrote in an email to RedEye reporters." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "prescriptively" from authentic English texts.
What does "prescriptively" mean?
Prescriptively means: In a prescriptive manner.
How many example sentences with "prescriptively" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "prescriptively", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.