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Webster 1913 Edition


Demissive

De-miss′ive

,
Adj.
[See
Demiss
.]
Downcast; submissive; humble.
[R.]
They pray with
demissive
eyelids.
Lord (1630).

Webster 1828 Edition


Demissive

DEMISSIVE

or DEMISS,
Adj.
Humble.

Definition 2024


demissive

demissive

English

Adjective

demissive (comparative more demissive, superlative most demissive)

  1. downcast; submissive; humble
    They pray with demissive eyelids. Lord (1630).