missive
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missive
- /ˈmɪsɪv/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪsɪv
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).
noun missives
- A written message; a letter, note or memo. [Y]ou / Did pocket vp my Letters: and with taunts / Did gibe my Miſive out of audience.
- Letters sent between two parties in which one makes an offer and the other accepts it.
- One who is sent; a messenger. Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it came missives from the King, who all hailed me ‘Thane of Cawdor,’ by which title these Weird Sisters saluted me and referred me to the coming on of time with ‘Hail king that shalt be.’
adjective
- Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent. a letter missive
- Serving as a missile; intended to be thrown. In vain with Darts a diſtant War they try, / Short, and more ſhort the miſſive weapons fly.
Translations
Talk about this word "missive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/missive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. missive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/missive "missive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/missive.Cite this
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title = {missive},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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