missive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a written message addressed to a person or organization
    letter.
    • mailed an indignant letter to the editor

WordNet

Mis"sive adjective
Etymology
See Missive, n.
Definitions
  1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive. Ayliffe.
  2. Missile. "The missive weapons fly." Dryden.
Mis"sive noun
Etymology
F. lettre missive. See Mission, n.
Definitions
  1. That which is sent; a writing containing a message.
  2. One who is sent; a messenger. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913