adjective

rĕmissīvus

fem. rĕmissīva · neut. rĕmissīvum

id. (late Lat.).

relaxing; laxative

In medicine, relaxing, laxative: relaxare tumentia rebus congruis et remissivis, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 4.—

formed to express the idea in a weakened; moderated sense; remissive

In gram.: adverbia, formed to express the idea in a weakened or moderated sense, remissive (like pedetentim, paulatim, sensim, etc.), Prisc. p. 1021 P.

Perseus ID: n41047 Key: remissivus