remissive
English
Adjective
remissive (comparative more remissive, superlative most remissive)
- 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.
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