submiss
[ suh b-mis ]
/ səbˈmɪs /
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adjective Archaic.
Nearby words
- subminiature,
- subminiature camera,
- subminiaturize,
- subminimum,
- subminimum wage,
- submission,
- submissive,
- submit,
- submontane,
- submucosa
Origin of submiss
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Examples from the Web for submiss
To such of the Canons as he came upon, his Majesty was most polite; they most submiss.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas CarlyleThose entrusted with the power of office must also be the most obedient and submiss.
The History of Antiquity|Max DunckerProbably his new allodial Ritter gentlemen were not the most submiss, when made hereditary?
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas CarlyleFor your interest or favour with him, you are to be the shorter or longer, more familiar or submiss, as he will afford you time.
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter|Ben Jonson
submiss
/ (səbˈmɪs) /
adjective archaic, or poetic
docile; submissive
soft in tone
Word Origin for submiss
C16: from Latin submissus lowered, gentle, from submittere to reduce, from sub- + mittere to send
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