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submissive

[suhb-mis-iv]

adjective

  1. inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient.

    submissive servants.

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    Antonyms: ,
  2. marked by or indicating submission or a yielding to the authority of another.

    a submissive reply.

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noun

  1. Informal, sub.Ìýthe participant in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship who is obedient, giving power and control to another participant.

submissive

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adjective

  1. of, tending towards, or indicating submission, humility, or servility

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • submissively adverb
  • submissiveness noun
  • nonsubmissive adjective
  • nonsubmissively adverb
  • nonsubmissiveness noun
  • quasi-submissive adjective
  • quasi-submissively adverb
  • unsubmissive adjective
  • unsubmissively adverb
  • unsubmissiveness noun
  • ²õ³Ü²úˈ³¾¾±²õ²õ¾±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²õ³Ü²úˈ³¾¾±²õ²õ¾±±¹±ð±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of submissive1

First recorded in 1580–90; submiss + -ive
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“Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a ketamine-fueled buffoon in charge of purging the civil service.â€

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They accuse ministers of being overly submissive to international lawyers and craven to politically motivated votes at the UN.

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In reality, this win against a submissive Spurs was simply a step on the road from Anfield's anticipation to the glorious realisation that the prize was theirs.

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But I don’t think most people are being willfully submissive to tech, only that they seek beauty in the wrong places.

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But the political and cultural ramifications of their messaging, which includes urging young women to accept a "submissive" role in marriage and overt support for the Trump agenda, are impossible to miss.

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