† demissiveadj.
Obsolete.
Downcast; humble, submissive; = demiss adj. 1, 3.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > [adjective] > head, face, or eyes
back-flunga1586
casta1586
demiss1586
upturned1597
demissive1630
unaverted1753
unuplifted1814
the mind > emotion > humility > [adjective]
heanc825
daftc1000
edmedec1000
edmodc1000
edmodeda1175
sheepishc1175
deftc1220
edmodi?c1225
lowc1225
humblec1250
beienlichc1275
buxoma1300
meekc1325
benign1377
lowlya1382
contemptiblec1384
pridelessc1395
humil1488
low-down1548
unproud1570
demiss1572
unpuffed1577
afflicted1590
unselfdelicious1605
cottagely1653
unselfvaluing1668
simplified1721
demissivea1763
stateless1844
maiden-meek1847
vanityless1854
patronizable1884
1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects 72 They pray with demissive eyelids.
a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) II. 121 The subjects, very orderly, repentant, and demissive.
Derivatives
deˈmissively adv.
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the mind > emotion > humility > [adverb]
edmodlichec1175
meeklyc1175
low1340
lowlyc1350
humblyc1374
humilyc1380
meeka1382
poorlyc1385
benignlyc1386
lowlily1415
sheep-like1582
demissly1598
squire-like1608
demissively1622
forma pauperisa1627
under favour1699
daftly1724
abasedly1830
1622 Relat. Mogul's Kingd. in Harl. Misc. (1808) I. 259 But Sir Thomas Roe..would not so much derogate from his place, to abase himself so demissively.
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adj.1622- to give a person a backie
- to give a person a bloody nose
- to give a person a clean chit
- to give a person a credit for
- to give a person a dead leg
- to give a person a doing
- to give a person a etc seeing to
- to give a person a fall
- to give a person a foot
- to give a person a good seeing to
- to give a person a hand up
- to give a person a hard time
- to give a person a leg up
- to give a person a look-over
- to give a person a lookover
- to give a person a meeting
- to give a person a pain
- to give a person a pain in the etc
- to give a person a pain in the in the arse
- to give a person a pain in the neck
- to give a person a piece of one's mind
- to give a person a pig of his etc own sow
- to give a person a pig of his her own sow
- to give a person a pig of his own sow
- to give a person a rattle