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Submissive; humble; obsequious.

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  1. a. Submissive; humble; obsequious.
  2. a. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices.
  3. 1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] "Soft Silence and submiss Obedience." Spenser. "Stooping and submiss." R. L. Stevenson. 2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.]
  4. a. Submissive; humble; obsequious. a. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices.