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omissive

American  
[oh-mis-iv] / oʊˈmɪs ɪv /

adjective

  1. neglecting; leaving out.


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Etymology

Origin of omissive

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

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I. I believe that I am a free-agent, inasmuch as, and so far as, I have a will, which renders me justly responsible for my actions, omissive as well as commissive.

From Literary Remains, Volume 1 by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

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