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demissly en · ADV

Etymology

From demiss + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, rare) In a humble manner.
    • Zamil spoke demissly, he seemed not made to command; but this is the mildness of the natural Arab sheykhs. 1888, Charles Montagu Doughty, Travels in Arabia Deserta:

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