submissive

non·sub·mis·sive·ness, nounqua·si-sub·mis·sive, adjectivequa·si-sub·mis·sive·ly, adverbun·sub·mis·sive, adjectiveun·sub·mis·sive·ly, adverbun·sub·mis·sive·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for submissive

Many young women in the BDSM subculture find their way into a dominant role, whether coming from a submissive standpoint or not.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are three types of cuckolded men: the submissive, forced bisexual, and the voyeurs.
The Cuckolding Fetish: When Your Wife’s Cheating Turns You On|Aurora Snow|February 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They do it because they want women to be submissive, second-class citizen.
Harassment Of Women Is Nothing New—The Internet Just Makes It Easier|Amanda Marcotte|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Girls were raised to marry early, to be submissive, to mother large families, and to find employment to support all of them.
Israel’s Religious Zionist Vs. Ultra-Orthodox Rift|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But they could come up with a competitive candidate who would be neither the dominant Berlusconi nor the submissive Alfano.
Brace Yourself, Italy’s Politicians Will Soon Return|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
How His people need thus to be in heaviness through manifold temptations, to keep them meek and submissive!
The Words of Jesus|John R. Macduff
Perhaps a submissive acquiescence on her part at this important moment might help to gain her cause.
The Night Riders|Henry C. Wood
The horses were submissive enough while the hunchback removed and changed their saddles.
Frank Merriwell's Triumph|Burt L. Standish
Mercy still waited to be spoken to; pale and quiet, silent and submissive.
The New Magdalen|Wilkie Collins
He was a man of no great personal valor, but patient, persevering, and submissive to minds superior to his own.
The Usurper|Judith Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for submissive

submissive

/ (səbˈmɪsɪv) /

adjective

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

Derived Formssubmissively, adverbsubmissiveness, noun

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Word Origin and History for submissive

submissive

adj.

1580s, "inclined to submit," from Latin submiss-, past participle stem of submittere (see submission) + -ive. Masochistic sexual sense is attested by 1969. As a noun in this sense, by 1985. Related: Submissively; submissiveness.

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