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sub⋅mis⋅sive
[suh
b-mis-iv] 
–adjective
| 1. | inclined or ready to submit; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants. |
| 2. | marked by or indicating submission: a submissive reply. |
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| sub·mis·sive (səb-mĭs'ĭv) adj. Inclined or willing to submit. sub·mis'sive·ly adv., sub·mis'sive·ness n. |
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Submissive
Sub*mis"sive\, a. 1. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble. Not at his feet submissive in distress, Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking. --Milton. 2. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor. With a submissive step I hasted down. --Prior. Syn: Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious; subservient; humble; modest; passive. -- Sub*mis"sive*ly, adv. -- Sub*mis"sive*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : submissive
Spanish:
sumiso,
German:
unterwürfig,
Japanese:
従順な
Main Entry: sub·mis·sive
Pronunciation: s&b-'mis-iv
Function: adjective
: characterized by tendencies to yield to the will or authority ofothers
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