English Dictionary: submiss | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Submiss \Sub*miss"\, a. [L. submissus, p. p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See {Submit}.] 1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] [bd]Soft Silence and submiss Obedience.[b8] --Spenser. [bd]Stooping and submiss.[b8] --R. L. Stevenson. 2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.] |