submiss

Sub*miss", a. Etym: [L. submissus, p.p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit.] 1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] "Soft Silence and submiss Obedience." Spenser. "Stooping and submiss." R. L. Stevenson. 2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.]

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