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missive
[ mis-iv ]
noun
- a written message; letter.
adjective
- sent or about to be sent, especially of a letter from an official source.
missive
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- a formal or official letter
- a formal word for letter
adjective
- rare.sent or intended to be sent
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of missive1
C15: from Medieval Latin missivus , from mittere to send
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Yet soon a social media missive critical of the attraction from Walt’s granddaughter would go viral.
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Joe’s final missive to viewers comes when justice has finally found him.
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The letter, obtained Friday by The Times, decries the vague internal missive the academy sent to its members Wednesday.
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Abraham tweeted a heated missive early Wednesday morning, writing that the academy “declined to publicly support Hamdan Ballal while he was beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers and settlers.”
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Among his discoveries are editorial missives by Siegfried that preach global disarmament.
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