a. Obs. [f. āmiss- ppl. stem of āmitt-ĕre to lose + -IVE, as if ad. L. *āmissīv-us.] Characterized by, or tending to, loss or deterioration.
1633. T. Adams, Exp. 2 Pet. ii. 9. It [God’s Sovereignty] is either amissive, or perfective.
1677. Gale, Crt. Gentiles, II. IV. 260. God cannot change himself. For such a mutation would be either perfective or amissive.
