missive
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈmɪsɪv/
- Formal
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misiva
- The principal sent a missive to all parents about the upcoming school event.
- two missives
These are his, his missives, his, his declarations, his his decrees, Right.
- These are his, his missives, his, his declarations, his his decrees, Right.
- And Aunt Biden complaints about that bitterly in all sorts of missives on the laptop about how he has to support the extended family.
Examples
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After I sent my letter out, I came across this missive from the always fascinating Ed Yardeni.
Blog text (23) -
"April 1865. Queen Victoria sends Pike two coded missives.
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- I have an important missive for him.
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Good people of Oz, I have here a missive from the great Wizard himself.
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Here is a missive from your predecessor, the infamous Kelly Jones.
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The undersigned certainly hopes there is better news for the next missive.
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Within the hour, a messenger would be dispatched to take her missive to its destination.
Fiction book (2002) -
His brothers sent a flurry of long missives from India.
Fiction book (1997) -
Taragree, Sir, I've read this missive, I have every sympathy with what you have been through.
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Susanna has not disappointed me; she has left a longish missive, this time with her signature.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
A written message sent to a person or organization, often by mail
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1.0
A short note or text someone sends to give information
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1.0
A short written message to remind or tell someone something
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1.8
A short written note used at work to inform or remind people
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2.3
A message sent from one person or group to another
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1.0
Messages sent or received over the internet
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1.0
A written message giving information to people
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6.9
A written message sent by telegraph before phones
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3.5
Letters and messages that people send to each other
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5.4
A short written message used at work to give information or reminders
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1.0
A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet
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2.5
A formal paper that gives information or records facts
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2.7
A formal letter from one company or person to another about business matters
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9.8
A long, formal letter written in a serious, literary style
A letter sent with other documents to list what is included
A cheaper written message sent abroad and delivered the next day
A letter sent by air to another country so it arrives faster
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Missive comes from the Latin word mittere, which means 'to send'. You can see the same root in mission and transmit, so a missive is simply a message that has been 'sent', often a formal or official letter.