a. | 1. | Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way. |
2. | Able to be directed; manageable. |
Noun | 1. | directive - a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives" |
Adj. | 1. | directive - showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" |