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remissive
[ ri-mis-iv ]
adjective
- characterized by remission or decrease.
- producing or granting pardon or remission.
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Other Words From
- re·missive·ly adverb
- re·missive·ness noun
- unre·missive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of remissive1
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Example Sentences
While awaiting her diagnosis, the remissive nature of Mills' strain meant she had periods of good health.
From BBC
The critics’ remedy, in the 1970s, was in part to reinstate a culture of remissive “shalt nots” and “shoulds” whose passing was lamented by Philip Rieff and Lasch.
From Salon
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