English language

How to pronounce missive in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms letter
Type of text, document, textual matter
Has types air letter, airmail letter, business letter, chain letter, cover letter, covering letter, crank letter, dead letter, dead mail, encyclical, encyclical letter, aerogram, aerogramme, fan letter, form letter, invitation, letter of intent, open letter, pastoral, personal letter, round robin, epistle

Examples of missive

missive
Notice 2011-53 is the third IRS missive providing preliminary guidance on FATCA.
From the forbes.com
I know I'm a bit Grandma about it, but I love a hand-written missive in the post.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Whoever wrote this poorly penned missive should be hunted down and locked away.
From the hecklerspray.com
By then, the 3,700-word missive had already been passed along by other Plus users.
From the stltoday.com
Kreindler's missive does not predict how much money Gaddafi will put on the table.
From the time.com
LaPierre's fundraising missive was yet another example of this fear-mongering.
From the latimes.com
So it is with great interest, my beloved Lorena, that I received your missive.
From the ocregister.com
It is a missive, a message that comes across as hurtful or just plain thoughtless.
From the business.time.com
I kept checking my BlackBerry to see if it was harbouring a missive, but no.
From the dailymail.co.uk
More examples
  • Letter: a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
  • A letter is a written message from one party to another. The role of letters in communication has changed significantly since the 19th century. Historically, letters (in paper form) were the only reliable means of communication between two persons in different locations.
  • (Missives) A legal contract exchanged by the seller and the purchaser.
  • (Missives) An exchange of letters containing terms and conditions of the sale. Once all terms and conditions have been agreed, the missives are concluded.
  • (Missives) Informal and preliminary writings exchanged, though not necessarily sent by parties negotiating a contract, which may or may not be binding according to the nature of the contract. ...
  • (Missives) This is an everyday expression used in Scotland for an agreement which has been constituted by an exchange of letters. "Completed missives" are when the party of whom the offer is addressed has given a written acceptance.
  • N. rukka. M; chitthi. F; purja. M;