dēmissus adj. with comp.
P. of demitto.— Of
places,
lowered, sunken, low-lying, low
: loca, Cs. —
Drooping, falling, hanging down, low
: Demissis umeris esse, T.: labia, T.: si demissior
ibis,
fly too low
, O.: demisso capite: demisso voltu.
S.: demisso crine, O.: Dido voltum demissa, V.— Fig.,
downcast, dejected, dispirited, low
: animus: demissā voce loqui,
V.: nihilo demissiore animo, L.:
videsne illum demissum? —
Lowly, humble, unassuming, shy, retiring
: multum demissus homo, H.: sit apud vos demissis hominibus perfugium.—Of style,
modest, reserved
: orator ornamentis demissior.—
Humble, poor
: qui demissi in obscuro vitam habent,
S.
