DEMISS

Etymology

Adjective

demiss (comparative more demiss, superlative most demiss)

(archaic) Humble, lowly; abject.

Anagrams

• Deisms, deisms, dismes, missed

Source: Wiktionary


De*miss", a. Etym: [L. demissus, p. p. of demittere.]

Definition: Cast down; humble; submissive. [Obs.] He down descended like a most demiss And abject thrall. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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