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emissitious

/ɛmɪˈsɪʃəs/

emissitious adjective: looking, or narrowly examining; prying, nosy or meticulous.

Adjective

emissitious (comparative more emissitious, superlative most emissitious)

  1. (obsolete) Looking, or narrowly examining; prying, nosy or meticulous.
    • Malicious Mass-Priest, cast back those emissitious eyes, to your own infamous Chair of Rome; and, if even in that thou canst discern no spectacles of abominable uncleanness, spend thy spiteful censures upon ours.1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy

Forms of emissitious

comparativemore emissitious
superlativemost emissitious

Origin of emissitious

From Latin emissitius, from emittere.

Questions about emissitious

What does emissitious mean?
Emissitious means looking, or narrowly examining; prying, nosy or meticulous.
What part of speech is emissitious?
Emissitious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce emissitious?
Emissitious is pronounced /ɛmɪˈsɪʃəs/.

Words near emissitious in the dictionary

  1. emissions
  2. emissions test
  3. emissions tests
  4. emissions trading
  5. Emissionsgate
  6. emissitious
  7. emissive
  8. emissivities
  9. emissivity
  10. emissory
  11. emit

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