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sub·mis·sive  (sb-msv)
adj.
Inclined or willing to submit.

sub·missive·ly adv.
sub·missive·ness n.

submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv]
adj
of, tending towards, or indicating submission, humility, or servility
submissively  adv
submissiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"
unassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"
obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke
humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom"
domineering - tending to domineer
2.submissive - abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"
servile - submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

submissive
Translations
submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv] ADJsumiso
submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv] adjsoumis(e)
submissive
adjdemütig, gehorsam, unterwürfig (pej)(to gegenüber); submissive to authorityautoritätsgläubig
submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv] adjsottomesso/a, remissivo/a


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Baser still it regardeth the obsequious, doggish one, who immediately lieth on his back, the submissive one; and there is also wisdom that is submissive, and doggish, and pious, and obsequious.
If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless.
The archdeacon had in Quasimodo the most submissive slave, the most docile lackey, the most vigilant of dogs.
 
 
 
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