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remissive

[ ri-mis-iv ]

adjective

  1. characterized by remission or decrease.
  2. producing or granting pardon or remission.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·³¾¾±²õs¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • °ù±ð·³¾¾±²õs¾±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ôr±ð·³¾¾±²õs¾±±¹±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of remissive1

1375–1425; late Middle English: bringing about muscle relaxation < Medieval Latin °ù±ð³¾¾±²õ²õÄ«±¹³Ü²õ. See remiss, -ive
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Example Sentences

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While awaiting her diagnosis, the remissive nature of Mills' strain meant she had periods of good health.

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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.

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