(a.) Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.

authoritative autodidactic binding canonical coeducational commanding compelling cultural decretal decretive decretory dictated dictating didactic directive disciplinary edifying educating educational educative enlightening exhortatory formulary hard and fast homiletic hortatory illuminating imperative informative initiatory instructive introductory jussive lecturing mandating mandatory obligating official peremptory preaching prescribed prescript prescriptive propaedeutic regulation rubric self-teaching standard statutory teaching tuitionary