Forbidding; condemnatory

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1757, from Latin proscript- , past participle stem of proscribere (see proscribe ) + -ive . Related: Proscriptively .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. proscribe or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proscriptive \Pro*scrip"tive\, a. Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. --Burke. -- Pro*scrip"tive*ly , adv.