missive

a letter

TRANSLATION

das Sendschreiben

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

Arriving at Plymouth church one Sunday, Henry Ward Beecher found in his mail a curious letter containing a single word: "Fool." During the service that morning, he related the incident to his congregation:

"I have known many an instance of a man writing a MISSIVE and forgetting to sign his name, but this," he declared, "is the only instance I have ever known of a man signing his name and forgetting to write the letter!"

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missive

A written message; a letter.

Synonyms:

dispatch, epistle, letter, line, memo, memorandum, message, missive note, report, word

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