LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective

rĕmissīvus

Meaning

  1. relaxing

rĕmissīvus, a, um, adj. id. (late Lat.).
I. In medicine, relaxing, laxative: relaxare tumentia rebus congruis et remissivis, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 4.—
II. In gram.: adverbia, formed to express the idea in a weakened or moderated sense, remissive (like pedetentim, paulatim, sensim, etc.), Prisc. p. 1021 P.

In English words that came into English from rĕmissīvus

  • remissiverĕmissīvus

Quick answers

What does rĕmissīvus mean in Latin?
rĕmissīvus, a adjective, means “relaxing”.