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admissive

[ ad-mis-iv ]

adjective

  1. tending to admit.

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Other Words From

  • nonad·missive adjective
  • unad·missive adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of admissive1

1770–80; < Latin admiss ( us ) ( admission ) + -ive

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Example Sentences

I have been thus precise, because criticism is to me not "a game," nor admissive of cogging and falsification.

The tone was admissive, and as if she had said, "That is another thing!"

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