admissive

[ ad-mis-iv ]

adjective

tending to admit.

Origin of admissive

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1770–80; <Latin admiss(us) (see admission) + -ive

Other words from admissive

non·ad·mis·sive, adjective
un·ad·mis·sive, adjective

Words Nearby admissive

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How to use admissive in a sentence

I have been thus precise, because criticism is to me not "a game," nor admissive of cogging and falsification.
Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853 | Various
The tone was admissive, and as if she had said, "That is another thing!"
Real Folks | Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

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