intermissive
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Etymology
Origin of intermissive
First recorded in 1580–90; intermiss(ion) + -ive
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Howsoever, the more intelligent merchants do jeer him, the vulgar do admire him, holding his novels oracular; and these are usually sent for tokens or intermissive courtesies betwixt city and country.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
Wounds will I lend the French instead of eyes, To weep their intermissive miseries.
From King Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare
Make pleasure thy recreation or intermissive relaxation, not thy Diana, life, and profession.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
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