DIRECTIVE
\da͡ɪɹˈɛktɪv], \daɪɹˈɛktɪv], \d_aɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_v]\
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Having power or tendency to direct; also capable of being directed, managed, or handled. "Swords and bows directive by the limbs."-Shak.
By Daniel Lyons
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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