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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
actuating, admonitory, advisory, aimable, aimed, animating, causal, causative, cautionary, chief, commanding, communication, compelling, consultative, consultatory, controlling, decree, decretal, decretive, decretory, dictating, didactic, directed, directing, direction, directional, directorial, directory, dirigible, driving, edict, exhortative, exhortatory, expostulative, expostulatory, general orders, governing, guidable, guiding, head, hortative, hortatory, impelling, imperative, impulsive, inducive, instruction, instructive, jussive, leadable, leading, managerial, managing, mandating, memo, monitorial, monitory, moralistic, motivating, motivational, motive, moving, notice, obligating, on the mark, on the nose, peremptory, pointable, preachy, precept, preceptive, prescript, prescription, prescriptive, pressing, recommendatory, regulating, regulation, regulative, regulatory, remonstrant, remonstrative, remonstratory, rule, ruling, sententious, steerable, trainable, ukase, urgent, warning, well-aimed, well-directed, word
Dictionary Results for directive:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
directive
    adj 1: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing
           direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around
           him"; "the directional role of science on industrial
           progress" [syn: directing, directional, directive,
           guiding]
    n 1: a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the
         boss loves to send us directives"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Directive \Di*rect"ive\, a. [LL. directivus: cf. F. directif.]
   1. Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or
      govern; showing the way. --Hooker.
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            The precepts directive of our practice in relation
            to God.                               --Barrow.
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   2. Able to be directed; manageable. [Obs.]
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            Swords and bows
            Directive by the limbs.               --Shak.
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