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- DictionaryMis·sive/ˈmisiv/
noun
- 1. a letter, especially a long or official one: "he hastily banged out electronic missives"
The meaning of MISSIVE is a written communication : letter. How to use missive in a sentence.
A missive usually refers to the old-school style of hand-written communication on paper (remember that?), but these days you also might hear an email called a missive. No matter how you deliver it, a missive is a message.
an official, formal, or long letter: She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Letters, notes and cards. aerogramme. air letter. billet-doux. chain letter. Christmas card. correspondence. get-well card. greetings card. handbill. hate mail. invitation. invite. junk mail.
Missive definition: a written message; letter.. See examples of MISSIVE used in a sentence.
an official, formal, or long letter: She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Letters, notes and cards. aerogram. air letter. billet-doux. chain letter. Christmas card. correspondence. get-well card. greeting card. handbill. hate mail. invitation. invite. junk mail.
mis·sive. n. A written message; a letter. See Synonyms at letter. [From Middle English (letter) missive, (letter) sent (by superior authority), from Medieval Latin (litterae) missīvae, feminine pl. of missīvus, sent, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere, to send .]
noun. missives. A letter or written message. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo. Wiktionary. Synonyms: letter. message. note. word. epistle. report. memorandum. dispatch. billet. adjective. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent. A letter missive. Wiktionary. Missile. Wiktionary.
A missive is a letter or other message that someone sends. [humorous, or literary] ...the customary missive from your dear mother. Synonyms: letter, report, note, message More Synonyms of missive. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of missive noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a letter or message. (Definition of missive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of missive. in Chinese (Traditional) 公函，公文… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 公函，公文… See more. in Spanish. misiva… See more. in Portuguese. carta oficial, longa carta… See more. in more languages. in Polish. in Turkish.
