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admissive, a.|ædˈmɪsɪv| [ad. L. admissīv-us, f. admiss- ppl. stem of admitt-ĕre; see admit and -ive.] Characterized by admitting; tending to admit.
1778Hartley Swedenborg's Heaven & Hell (1851) Pref. 48 But this..is the sole effect of that grace which they are not admissive of. 1823Lamb Elia 482 It would be a good face if it were not marked by the small-pox—a compliment which is always more admissive than excusatory. |