admissive

ad·mis·sive

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ad-mis-iv]
- /ædˈmɪs ɪv/
- /ədmˈɪsɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-mis-iv]
- /ædˈmɪs ɪv/

Definitions of admissive word

adjective admissive tending to admit. 1
noun admissive Tending to admit or allow. 1

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Origin of admissive

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-80; < Latin admiss(us) (see admission) + -ive

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Parts of speech for Admissive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Admissive

admissive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

admissive usage trend in Literature

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