rescissory

adjective

re·​scis·​so·​ry ri-ˈsi-zə-rē 

-ˈsi-sə-

: relating to, tending to, or having the effect of rescission

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin rescissōrius, from *rescid-, variant stem of rescindere "to remove or lay bare by hewing and cutting, cancel, rescind" + -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tōr-, -tor

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rescissory

• misery