demissus

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

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.