Demissly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a humble manner. obsolete, rare

    "Zamil spoke demissly, he seemed not made to command; but this is the mildness of the natural Arab sheykhs."

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"Zamil spoke demissly, he seemed not made to command; but this is the mildness of the natural Arab sheykhs."

Etymology

From demiss + -ly.

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