omissive

[ oh-mis-iv ]

adjective

1. neglecting; leaving out.

Other Words From

• o·missive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of omissive¹

1620–30; < Latin omiss ( us ) ( omission ) + -ive

Example Sentences

But whether the intellect be active or but omissive in it, the sin cometh up to the same height of evil.

From Project Gutenberg