Missive
['mɪsɪv]
Definition
(n.) Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive.
(n.) Missile.
(n.) That which is sent; a writing containing a message.
(n.) One who is sent; a messenger.
Typist: Wilhelmina
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. To be sent, fit for sending.[2]. Missile, to be thrown.
n. Letter.
Typist: Robbie
Definition
adj. that may be sent: intended to be thrown or hurled.—n. that which is sent as a letter: (Shak.) messenger: (pl. Scots law) letters sent between two parties in which one makes an offer and the other accepts it.
Edited by Daniel
Examples
- How fond she is of me, George said, as he perused the missive--and Gad, what a headache that mixed punch has given me! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And this authentic missive was despatched under cover to Miss Briggs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She took up the black-edged missive, and having read it, she jumped up from the chair, crying Hurray! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Having dispatched which missive, Mr. Copperfield fell into a condition of strong nervous agitation; and so remained until the day arrived. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The missive may be fastened to the wing or the tail, and must be quite small and attached so as not to interfere with the bird’s flight. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There is no record of the reception of this missive, and presumably it went unanswered. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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