submiss

Also found in: Acronyms.

sub·miss

(səb-mĭs′)

adj. Archaic

Submissive.

[Latin submissus, past participle of submittere, to set under; see submit.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

submiss

(səbˈmɪs)

adj

1. docile; submissive

2. soft in tone

[C16: from Latin submissus lowered, gentle, from submittere to reduce, from sub- + mittere to send]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Mentioned in ?

References in classic literature ?

But thou art placed above me; thou art Lord; From thee I can, and must, submiss, endure Cheek or reproof, and glad to scape so quit.

View in context

Neerer his presence ADAM though not awd, Yet with submiss approach and reverence meek, As to a superior Nature, bowing low,