remissive

English

Etymology

From Latin remissivus. See remit.

Adjective

remissive (comparative more remissive, superlative most remissive)

1. Remitting; forgiving; abating.
   • 1693, John Hacket, Scrinia Reserata:

     a most merciful King, who was most remiſſive of Wrongs

References

• “remissive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Adjective

remissive

1. feminine plural of remissivo

Anagrams

• verissime