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remissive

[ri-mis-iv]

adjective

characterized by remission or decrease.

producing or granting pardon or remission.

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

Related forms

re·mis·sive·ly, adverb

re·mis·sive·ness, noun

un·re·mis·sive, adjective

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remission or remittal (rɪˈmɪʃən, rɪˈmɪt^əl)

—n
1.	the act of remitting or state of being remitted
2.	a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conduct: he got three years' remission
3.	forgiveness for sin
4.	discharge or release from penalty, obligation, etc
5.	lessening of intensity; abatement, as in the severity of symptoms of a disease

remittal or remittal

—n

re'missive or remittal

—*adj*

re'missively or remittal

—*adv*

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