missive
miss·ive
Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sentSpecially sent; intended or prepared to be sent.
/ˈmɪsɪv/
» His latest missive hasn't arrived yet.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent.
a letter missive
(not comparable, obsolete)Serving as a missile; intended to be thrown.
Examples
4 sentencesHis latest missive hasn't arrived yet.
The general's missive ordered the troops to retreat before dawn.
The queen sent a sealed missive to her allies across the sea.
I'll bring him up in the missive I'll address to her.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedletter missive