See Also: remissive(dictionary)

remissive (iou)



remissive adjective. LME.
[medieval Latin remissivus, formed as REMISS verb: see -IVE.]
Producing or allowing a decrease of something; causing relaxation. LME-E18.
Remiss, careless, negligent. rare. L15-M17.
Characterized by remission or abatement. L15.
Inclined to or of the nature of remission or pardon. E17.
J. Carroll The..intellectual role in the rise of the remissive attitude to crime.
remissively adverb (rare) L15.