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What is the adjective for proscriptively?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb proscribe which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

proscriptive
  1. proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard
  2. Synonyms:
      3. illiberal, authoritarian, despotic, oppressive, tyrannical, undemocratic, totalitarian, draconian, repressive, fascist, tightfisted, antiliberal, anti-democratic, alt-right, close-fisted, prohibitive, restraining, forbidding, prohibiting, prohibitory, restrictive, suppressive, inhibitory … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “These rules can be termed proscriptive and jural, because they exclude people rather than include them and are open for negotiation.”
      “Any regulation, whether prescriptive or proscriptive, must pursue a legitimate aim and be proportionate to that aim.”
      “Such a proscriptive approach would be out of keeping with our nation's longstanding approach of tolerance.”
proscribable
  1. Capable of being proscribed.
proscriptional
  1. proscriptive
proscribed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of proscribe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. banned, barred, prohibited, forbid, forbade, forbidden, interdicted, disallowed, embargoed, outlawed, vetoed, boycotted, enjoined, banished, tabooed, sentenced, ruled out, made illegal, excluded, debarred, stopped, blocked, shut out, prevented, precluded, blackballed, restrained, rejected, put an end to, put a stop to, inhibited, criminalized, criminalised, placed an embargo on, ostracized, blacklisted, put an embargo on, restricted, ostracised, refused, blacked, put down, halted, cut out, suspended, illegalized, dismissed, suppressed, estopped, expelled … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Animal societies have proscribed behavior, and if you step outside of it too often or get too uppity you are ostracized.”
proscribing
  1. present participle of proscribe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. banning, barring, prohibiting, forbidding, interdicting, disallowing, embargoing, outlawing, vetoing, boycotting, enjoining, banishing, tabooing, sentencing, ruling out, making illegal, excluding, debarring, stopping, blocking, preventing, precluding, blackballing, restraining, rejecting, inhibiting, shutting out, criminalizing, criminalising, placing an embargo on, ostracizing, blacklisting, restricting, ostracising, refusing, blacking, halting, suspending, putting an end to, putting a stop to, illegalizing, dismissing, suppressing, estopping, expelling, obviating, obstructing, passing by, omitting, putting an embargo on … more
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