remissful

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remissful

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From remiss (adjective) + -ful.

adjective more remissful · most remissful

Inclined to remit punishment; clement, lenient. [T]he heauens in their remisfull doome, / Tooke thoſe beſt lou'd from vvorſer dayes to come.
Similar: easygoing, lax, soft-handed, clement, forbearing, indulgent, lenient, loose-handed, permissible, permissive, relaxed, remissful

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@misc{remissful_2026,
  title = {remissful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/remissful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}