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noun
1.
a written message; letter.
adjective
2.
sent or about to be sent, especially of a letter from an official source.
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Missive
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English (letter) missive < Medieval Latin (littera) missīva sent (letter), equivalent to Latin miss(us) (past participle of mittere to send) + -īva, feminine of -īvus -ive
1400–50; late Middle English (letter) missive < Medieval Latin (littera) missīva sent (letter), equivalent to Latin miss(us) (past participle of mittere to send) + -īva, feminine of -īvus -ive
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Example Sentences
- As intriguing as what the cardinal's missive said was what it did not say.
- After all, it is helpful to know to whom a missive is directed-and without a name, it could be for anyone.
- Another missive lays out the alphabet soup of overlapping authorities.
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World English Dictionary
| missive (ˈmɪsɪv) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a formal or official letter |
| 2. | a formal word for letter |
| —adj | |
| 3. | rare sent or intended to be sent |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin missivus, from mittere to send] | |
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Word Origin & History
missive
1444, from M.L. missivus "for sending, sent," esp. in littera missiva "letters sent," from L. missus, pp. of mittere "to send."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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