demissly

English

Etymology

From demiss +‎ -ly.

Adverb

demissly (comparative more demissly, superlative most demissly)

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