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submissive

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sub⋅mis⋅sive

  [suhb-mis-iv]
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–adjective
1. inclined or ready to submit; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
2. marked by or indicating submission: a submissive reply.
Origin:
1580–90; submiss + -ive

Related forms:
sub⋅mis⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
sub⋅mis⋅sive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. tractable, compliant, pliant, amenable. 2. passive, resigned, patient, docile, tame, subdued.

Antonyms:
1. rebellious, disobedient.
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sub·mis·sive
Pronunciation: s&b-'mis-iv
Function: adjective
: characterized by tendencies to yield to the will or authority ofothers submissive personality with strong parental attachments> —sub·mis·sive·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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