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

Example Sentences

While awaiting her diagnosis, the remissive nature of Mills' strain meant she had periods of good health.

From BBC

The critics’ remedy, in the 1970s, was in part to reinstate a culture of remissive “shalt nots” and “shoulds” whose passing was lamented by Philip Rieff and Lasch.

From Salon