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vissaṭṭho

vissaṭṭha

masc nom sg of vissaṭṭha (pp)

1. (of speech) distinct; clear; well enunciated; lit. emitted
2. let loose; set free; removed
3. loose; lax; slack; lit. emitted
4. sent off, answered

Etymology. vi + √sajj + ta; from √sajj 'relinquish, let loose'; Sanskrit visṛṣṭa [visṛj]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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