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As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular 'hook' upon which to hang the missive you are burning to release.
Tim Wise

Meaning of "missive" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MISSIVE

From Medieval Latin missivus, from mittere to send.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MISSIVE

missive  [ˈmɪsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Missive can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MISSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

missive

Letter (message)

A letter is a written message from one party to another containing information. Letters have been sent since antiquity and are mentioned in the Iliad by Homer and works by both Herodotus and Thucydides mention letters.

Definition of missive in the English dictionary

The definition of missive in the dictionary is a formal or official letter. Other definition of missive is sent or intended to be sent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISSIVE


abrasive
əˈbreɪsɪv
admissive
ədˈmɪsɪv
decisive
dɪˈsaɪsɪv
demissive
dɪˈmɪsɪv
dismissive
dɪsˈmɪsɪv
emissive
ɪˈmɪsɪv
intermissive
ˌɪntəˈmɪsɪv
invasive
ɪnˈveɪsɪv
irremissive
ˌɪrɪˈmɪsɪv
nonpermissive
ˌnɒnpəˈmɪsɪv
omissive
əʊˈmɪsɪv
permissive
pəˈmɪsɪv
persuasive
pəˈsweɪsɪv
pervasive
pɜːˈveɪsɪv
photoemissive
ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈmɪsɪv
promissive
prəˈmɪsɪv
remissive
rɪˈmɪsɪv
submissive
səbˈmɪsɪv
transmissive
trænzˈmɪsɪv
unsubmissive
ˌʌnsəbˈmɪsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISSIVE

missionaries
missionarise
missionarize
missionary
missionary position
Missionary Ridge
missioner
missionisation
missioniser
missionization
missionize
missionizer
missis
missish
missishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISSIVE

aggressive
comprehensive
compressive
depressive
excessive
expressive
immunosuppressive
impressive
inexpressive
massive
obsessive
oppressive
passive
passive-aggressive
possessive
progressive
recessive
regressive
repressive
successive
suppressive

Synonyms and antonyms of missive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISSIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «missive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of missive

Translation of «missive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISSIVE

Find out the translation of missive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of missive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «missive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

书信
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

misiva
570 millions of speakers

English

missive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजनीतिक संदेश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رسالة رسمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

послание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

missiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রেরিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

missive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

E-mel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schreiben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

書状
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Missive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thơ chánh thức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடிதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tezkere
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lettera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

missive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

послання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

misiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απεσταλμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

missive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

missiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

missive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of missive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISSIVE»

The term «missive» is regularly used and occupies the 79.885 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISSIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «missive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «missive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about missive

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QUOTES WITH «MISSIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word missive.
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Tim Wise
As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular 'hook' upon which to hang the missive you are burning to release.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISSIVE»

Discover the use of missive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to missive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gender, Authenticity, and the Missive Letter in ...
While the de La Tour-Rousseau exchange was republished in French in 1998, it is not yet available in English. This book provides translations of the first, most significant letters in its appendix."--BOOK JACKET.
Mary McAlpin, 2006
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The Missive: A Dramatic Poem
A Dramatic Poem Maud May Parker. The missive Maud May Parker Front Cover.
Maud May Parker, 1907
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Missive Van de Heeren Staaten van Vrieslandt, Gesonden aen ...
ЗЛАЯ» ‚ ' шеддаг cie-Heeren Staten. van detefp ш heeft diveftfe-confetentîen mer de Miniflets van'cle Hoge» Geallieetçlen vandefen Staet te doen aenüellen endehou den , metvexcluñe endewe'ìgetìnge van admíllìe tot de?
‎1684
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A Letter Missive from Sir Philip Francis, K B , to Lord Holland
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Philip Francis, Henry Richard Vassall Holland, 2010
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Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder
Missive simply means "letter," and its connection to the mit-/mis- root is that letters , after all, are meant to be sent. Missive is a rather formal word and is generally used humorously. A parent or grandparent teasing a college student for not ...
Mary W. Cornog, 1993
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Epistolary Practices: Letter Writing in America Before ...
interdependence of autograph missive and published letter, I will approach these various manifestations as phases of a cohesive cultural practice. From the perspective taken in this study, letters ultimately contribute to a dialogue that ...
William Merrill Decker, 1998
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The Palm-wine Drinkard ; And, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Invisible. Magnetic. Missive. sent. to. Me. from. Home .Having been educated and become the chief judge my mind was then at rest, I did not feel to go to my town again, even I determined that I should not go for ever. But one night, when I slept  ...
Amos Tutuola, 1994
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Letter Missive
Letter missive from brethren asking to be organized into a new church under Rev. Edward Norris Kirk, addressed to Rev. Hubbard Winslow, Bowdoin Street Church, Boston, Mass.
Mt. Vernon Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.), 1842
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Headhunter's Holosuite - Vehicles: Ships, Alacritous ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia.
Source Wikia, 2011
10
Dutch East India Company Merchants at the Court of ...
The Benefit of an Unaccomplished Mission: Van Vliet's Embassy, 1641 In 1641, yet another missive and gifts from the Prince of Orange to the King of Siam arrived in Ayutthaya under Van Vliet's supervision. The first attempt to take the missive ...
Bhawan Ruangsilp, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term missive is used in the context of the following news items.
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#TeamTaylor! Piers Morgan BLASTS Nicki Minaj, calls her 'stroppy …
To spare you the pain of reading his ranting missive in its awful, rambling entirety, we've been kind enough to pull out the most insane, non ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
In Maine diner meltdown, entitlement is the issue
The family of the 21-month-old posted an angry Facebook missive about the bad service. Neugebauer, the owner of Marcy's Diner, fired back ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Facebook's legal team goes after defunct Yale class project
The missive from "Ethel" had unusual timing, since the game stopped working earlier this year after a Facebook API update. But the two friends, ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
4
Parks panel blasts city's reports on bond spending
The commission's missive, which comes as the State Auditor's Office prepares a special audit of the 2008 bond issue, was prepared by ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
5
Lieutenant Governor Claims He's Delhi Government. What About …
Mr Jung's missive says Mr Kejriwal cannot appoint the DCW head without his sanction. The letter will escalate the bitter turf war between Mr ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
6
Medicare mix-up and the wrong tree cutter
Her husband's angry missive was set before they realized I was writing from Lee County about a company in Fort Myers, she said. «The News-Press, Jul 15»
7
Was BBC boss's wife the real brains behind 'luvvie letter' asks …
While £327,000-a-year director of television Danny Cohen is now widely assumed to have orchestrated the missive — one of its signatories, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Playing nice with Castro simply will not work
The missive came from afar. An email sent by a dear friend for more than five decades. A friend who spent considerable time in a Castro prison ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
9
A postcard from Philippine football's future
This missive was reVerged by 13,000 other Vergers. The hashpoints :BlitzSportsSucks: and :AzkalsOnHolo3DPls: briefly trended worldwide. «Rappler, Jul 15»
10
The End Is Surely Nigh For Afren Plc
It's looking a lot less likely after the company's latest missive, delivered on 21 July after markets had closed. The upcoming General Meeting ... «The Motley Fool UK, Jul 15»

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