missive

Meaning

Noun

1. (formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo.
2. (in-plural) Letters sent between two parties in which one makes an offer and the other accepts it.
3. (obsolete) One who is sent; a messenger.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Serving as a missile; intended to be thrown.

Synonyms

letter

epistle

despatch

dispatch

writing

message

handwriting

line

note

script

writ

encyclic

breve

communication

brief

bulletin

character

delegate

favour

Translations

carta

lettre

επιστολή

missive

carta

epistula

γράμμα

mektup

missiva

brief

missiva

Sendschreiben

lettera

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪsɪv/

Etymology

15th century; from Medieval Latin missīvus, from mittō (“to send”).