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demisse

demisse is the obsolete spelling of demiss.

Meaning of demiss

Adjective

demiss (comparative more demiss, superlative most demiss)

  1. (archaic) Humble, lowly; abject.
    • Oh that I had whole westerne windes of breath,
      My voice and tongue should not bee so remisse:
      My notes should not bee so rare and demisse:1595, Barnabe Barnes, A Divine Centurie of Spirituall Sonnets, London: John Windet, Sonnet 31

Forms of demisse

comparativemore demisse
superlativemost demisse

Questions about demisse

What is demisse the obsolete spelling of?
Demisse is the obsolete spelling of demiss.

Words near demisse in the dictionary

  1. demisoloists
  2. demisphere
  3. demispheres
  4. demispherical
  5. demiss
  6. demisse
  7. demissidine
  8. demissine
  9. demission
  10. demissionary
  11. demissions

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