missive.
A written message; a letter, note or memo.
Meaning & usage
A written message; a letter, note or memo.
Letters sent between two parties in which one makes an offer and the other accepts it.
One who is sent; a messenger.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).
Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent.
Serving as a missile; intended to be thrown.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).
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