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omissive, a.|əʊˈmɪsɪv|
[f. L. omiss-, ppl. stem of omitt-ĕre to omit + -ive.]
Characterized by omitting, neglecting to perform, or leaving out.
1629Bp. Hall Serm. to Lords 19 Feb. (R.), The first is an untowardnesse of omission, the second of commission. The omissive untowardnesse shall lead the way. 1681Baxter Answ. Dodwell iv. 62 This man hath the Gramatical skill to call Omissive obedience by the name of Passive. 1758Descr. Thames 19 Should I be silent on the Occasion, I might well be deemed truly omissive to my Duty. 1805W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. III. 207. 1816 Coleridge in Lit. Rem. (1836) I. 389 Actions, omissive as well as commissive. 1832Examiner 193/2 We compared their careless and omissive part with the part of the people, performed with prodigious energy. |