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Remissive

Remissive \Re*mis"sive\ (r?-m?s"s?v), a. [L. remissivus. See Remit.] Remitting; forgiving; abating.
--Bp. Hacket.

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remissive

a. Remitting; forgiving; abating.

Usage examples of "remissive".

Given Jack's so-called 'miraculous' recovery from the genetic horrors of his infancy, some sort of teratism in the remissive state is all too likely.