regulative

1. 1.

   restricting according to rules or principles

   “a regulatory gene”

   Synonymsregulatory

   Similarrestrictive

Questions about regulative

What does regulative mean?

regulative means "restricting according to rules or principles".

How many syllables are in regulative?

regulative has 4 syllables: reg-u-la-tive. The stress falls on "reg". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛɡjəˌleɪtɪv/.

What is another word for regulative?

Close synonyms include regulatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.