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Meaning of 'submissive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Submissive [ a.]
- Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.
- Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor.

Meaning of 'submissive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . submissive [ a]
Meaning (1):
- inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
Example in sentence:
  • a submissive reply;
  • replacing troublemakers with more submissive people;
  • submissive servants
2 . submissive [ s]
Meaning (2):
- abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
Example in sentence:
  • a slavish yes-man to the party bosses;
  • she has become submissive and subservient;
  • slavish devotion to her job ruled her life

Nearby Words:

sub sub judice sub- sub-base sub-bass subacid subacrid subacromial subact subaction

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