emissive UK /ɪˈmɪsɪv/US /əˈmɪsɪv/ adjective1 •Of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation, matter, or sound; emitting.’Tis dumb Amaze, and listening Terror all; / When, to the quicker Eye, the livid Glance / Appears, far South, emissive thro’ the Cloud; […] — 1727 formsmore emissive · most emissive