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US
/səbˈmɪsɪv/
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[ UK /səbmˈɪsɪv/ ]
[ UK /səbmˈɪsɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
replacing troublemakers with more submissive people
submissive servants
a submissive reply -
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
she has become submissive and subservient
slavish devotion to her job ruled her life
a slavish yes-man to the party bosses
How To Use submissive In A Sentence
- Chovos Halevovos in Shaar Hateshuva points out that the one advantage that a Baal Teshuva always holds over a "natural" tsaddik is that the Baal Teshuvah must perforce be humble and submissive. Avakesh
- He himself bore them submissively for thirteen years; for six he suffered from lithiasis, and for seven years from stomatitis (or, as some say, six years from the former and seven from the latter). Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala
- The guy is submissive to the mc, which is the queen. The Gor books
- The City had done a serious effort to take out beggars from the streets, yet the very cold streets were lined with immobile figures frozen in submissive, pleading positions. Why Does Homelessness Persist in Rich Liberal Cities?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- They scouted the venerable old dogma of the divine right of kings and titled aristocracies to rule the submissive multitude. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
- It was clear that the native tutors had no control whatever over their illustrious pupil, and every creature in and about the zenana was his submissive slave, so that Gerrard became seriously exercised as to the development of his character. The Path to Honour
- I handed the boots, my letter and the reply to a pleasant, submissive sales assistant who went to fetch a manager.
- Bella in reverse is shot from a high angle making her look more submissive. Twilight Lexicon » MTV’s Spoiler’s A Fan’s View
- The dominant hamster often licks the belly of the submissive hamster.
- The dominant hamster often licks the belly of the submissive hamster.