permissive

Adjective

of a footpath

Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient. / (of a footpath, bridleway or similar) Open to the public by permission of the landowner. / (biology) That allows the replication of viruses.

Japanese Meaning

寛大な、許容的な、許可を与える性質の / （道路等が）土地所有者の許可により一般公開される / （生物学で）ウイルスの複製を可能にする性質の

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Her permissive attitude toward deadlines often led to last-minute scrambles.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女の締め切りに対する寛容な態度は、しばしば締め切り直前の慌てを招いた。

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Sense（1）

Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.

"Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often authorised to allow freight trains to "bunch" together to await a path through a bottleneck instead of being strung out over several block sections, as would be necessary if absolute working were in force.

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Sense（2）

(of a footpath, bridleway or similar) Open to the public by permission of the landowner.

Sense（3）

(biology) That allows the replication of viruses.

more permissive

（ comparative ）

most permissive

（ superlative ）

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