promissive
/prə(ʊ)ˈmɪsɪv/Chiefly Grammar
adjective
Conveying, implying, or having the character of a promise; especially (Grammar ) designating a verbal mood which expresses a promise.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia. From post-classical Latin promissivus conveying, implying, or having the character of a promise from classical Latin prōmiss-, past participial stem of prōmittere + -īvus.
- softball
- soft-boiled
- soft box
- soft-centred
- soft clam
- soft coal
- soft copy
- soft-core
- softcover
- soft crab
- soft drink
- soften
- softener
- softening of the brain
- soften (or cushion) the blow
- soft focus
- soft fruit
- soft furnishings
- soft goods
- soft-headed
- soft-headedness
- soft-hearted
- soft-heartedness
- soft-hued
- soft hyphen