† aˈmissive, a. Obs.
[f. āmiss- ppl. stem of āmitt-ĕre to lose + -ive, as if ad. L. *āmissīv-us.]
Characterized by, or tending to, loss or deterioration.
| 1633 T. Adams Exp. 2 Pet. ii. 9 It [God's Sovereignty] is either amissive, or perfective. 1677 Gale Crt. Gentiles II. iv. 260 God cannot change himself. For such a mutation would be either perfective or amissive. |