Tending to admit or allow; characterized by openness to letting someone or something in.
From Latin admittere (ad- 'to' + mittere 'to send') plus -ive, meaning 'tending to' or 'characterized by.' The -ive suffix comes from Latin and creates adjectives describing tendencies or qualities.
Admissive is a rare cousin of admissible—while admissible means 'able to be admitted,' admissive means 'tending to admit things.' It's like the difference between a door that CAN open versus a door that WANTS to open!
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