Submiss

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Submiss \Sub*miss"\, a. [L. submissus, p. p. of submittere to
     let down, to lower. See {Submit}.]
     1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] "Soft Silence
        and submiss Obedience." --Spenser. "Stooping and submiss."
        --R. L. Stevenson.
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     2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.]
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