remissive

[ri-mis-iv]

adjective

1. characterized by remission or decrease.

2. producing or granting pardon or remission.

Other Word Forms

• remissively adverb
• remissiveness noun
• unremissive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of remissive¹

1375–1425; late Middle English: bringing about muscle relaxation < Medieval Latin remissīvus. See remiss, -ive