DIRECTIVE

a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way. Hooker. The precepts directive of our practice in relation to God. Barrow.

2.
a.

Able to be directed; manageable. [Obs.] Swords and bows Directive by the limbs. Shak.

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