Characterized by a high degree of indulgence and a lack of strict discipline.
My parents were very permissive. They let me stay up late, eat candy before dinner, and rarely told me no. While I loved their leniency, I sometimes wished for clearer rules to help me understand what was right and wrong.
The old caretaker watched the overgrown vines creep over the abandoned lighthouse. No one had bothered to trim them back in years. It was a permissive sort of neglect, where nature just did whatever it wanted, without anyone telling it no.
The colony ship's captain was often too permissive. When the algae farms started failing, instead of strict rationing, he just shrugged, letting everyone eat their fill. Now, with the nutrient paste dwindling, the settlers grumble, their bellies empty because of his easygoing ways.
My uncle's parenting style was so permissive, his kids ate candy for breakfast and wore pajamas to church. He mostly just smiled and offered more cookies, even when they drew on the walls with permanent marker.
Barnaby the badger’s owner was extremely permissive. She let him eat spaghetti off the ceiling fan and wear tiny hats made of lint. If Barnaby farted in the fancy soup, she just giggled.
The kids were a mess, always running wild. Their parents were too permissive, letting them do whatever they wanted without any rules. It was a recipe for disaster, and everyone could see it coming.
The new park keeper sighed, watching the kids scale the precarious, unfinished statue. Their parents, lounging on blankets, barely glanced up, a decidedly permissive attitude towards the chaos. He’d expected a bit more order.
The hatch hissed open, and a swarm of iridescent beetles, usually kept in their bio-containment units, spilled onto the lab floor. Dr. Aris sighed; his assistant's methods were always so permissive, letting the specimens roam whenever they wanted, regardless of the biohazard protocols.
My uncle's parenting style was notoriously permissive. His kids, allowed unlimited screen time and sugary snacks, once tried to pay the mailman in Monopoly money. He just shrugged and said, "Well, at least they're creative!"
My pet dung beetle, Bartholomew, has a remarkably permissive attitude towards tidiness, often mistaking my tax documents for prime nesting material. He views my attempts to establish order as mere suggestions, indulging his every impulse to roll shiny objects and construct elaborate tunnels through my sock drawer with a cheerful, unwavering disregard for rules.
The parents were so permissive, the children never faced consequences. Toys littered every surface, and bedtimes were mere suggestions. It felt less like a home and more like a playground where no one ever had to clean up or go to sleep.
The seasoned explorer found the uncharted cavern surprisingly permissive. Instead of treacherous drops and sharp stalactites, they encountered smooth, yielding walls and a gentle, downward slope, allowing for an easy descent with minimal caution. The air, devoid of any unsettling currents, felt welcoming, a stark contrast to the arduous journeys they usually endured.
The old apothecary, usually so stern, seemed uncharacteristically permissive. He let the apprentice, new to blending volatile compounds, mix the elixirs with barely a glance, offering no stern corrections even as the mixture frothed alarmingly close to overflowing.
Bartholomew's parenting style was so incredibly permissive, he let his toddler use his credit card to order a lifetime supply of gummy worms and a miniature alpaca farm. While Bartholomew himself enjoyed an afternoon nap, his son was busy building a fort out of artisanal cheese.
The pampered badger, Reginald, a creature of truly permissive upbringing, never encountered a rule he couldn't gleefully circumvent. His humans, convinced that showering him with artisanal cheese wheels constituted proper training, were perpetually baffled when Reginald used their antique Persian rugs as a personal scratching post.
The toddler’s parents were famously permissive, a fact evident in the child’s unrestrained, boisterous behavior. With no discernible boundaries or consistent admonishments, the youngster felt entitled to his every whim, displaying a profound lack of deference and an almost alarming self-absorption.
The cult leader's pronouncements, initially met with awe, soon devolved into a parade of petty grievances and bizarre rituals. His followers, accustomed to his permissive nature where minor transgressions were overlooked, now found themselves navigating an increasingly capricious and illogical hierarchy, their devotion strained by the absurd demands.
The grizzled prospector's cabin, usually a bastion of Spartan living, seemed almost derelict. Empty tins of beans and half-finished sarsaparillas littered the rough-hewn table, a testament to his uncharacteristic, permissive relaxation after a fruitless month. He’d let the grime accumulate with a surprising lack of his usual diligence.
Barnaby's parenting style was remarkably permissive, a veritable laissez-faire approach where tantrums were met with artisanal cookies and homework was optional, provided it didn't interfere with his daughter's burgeoning career as a professional pillow fort architect.
The Emperor of Sloths, renowned for his ostentatious banquets of dew-kissed moss, governed his mossy domain with a remarkably permissive hand. His pronouncements, delivered via languid blinks, often sanctioned spontaneous napping and the occasional synchronized sigh, much to the chagrin of his ever-sober snail courtiers.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.