† sucˈcisive, a. Obs.
[ad. L. succī̆sīvus, partly metathetic var. of subsicīvus subsecive, partly f. succīs-, pa. ppl. stem of succīdĕre to succide.]
Spare (hours).
| 1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (1629) To Rdr., My succisiue houres..I promise to be wholly imployed that way. 1629 H. Burton Truth's Tri. Pref., It was borrowed from the interrupted succisiue houres of my court-attendance. 1656 Blount Glossogr. |