directive

¹di·rec·tive

adj \də-ˈrek-tiv, dī-\

Definition of DIRECTIVE

1

: serving or intended to guide, govern, or influence

2

: serving to point direction; specifically : directional 1b

3

: of or relating to psychotherapy or counseling in which the counselor introduces information, content, or attitudes not previously expressed by the client

First Known Use of DIRECTIVE

15th century

Rhymes with DIRECTIVE

advective, affective, bijective, collective, connective, convective, corrective, defective, deflective, detective, effective, elective, ejective, infective, inflective, injective, invective, objective, perfective, perspective, projective, protective, reflective, respective, selective, subjective