Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Directive

Directive , adjective

[Late Latin directivus: compare French directif.]

1.
Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way. — Hooker
The precepts directive of our practice in relation to God. — Barrow
2.
Able to be directed; manageable. [Obsolete]
Swords and bows Directive by the limbs. — Shakespeare