submissive
inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
marked by or indicating submission or a yielding to the authority of another: a submissive reply.
Also called, Informal, sub . the participant in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship who is obedient, giving power and control to another participant.
Origin of submissive
1Other words for submissive
Opposites for submissive
Other words from submissive
- sub·mis·sive·ly, adverb
- sub·mis·sive·ness, noun
- non·sub·mis·sive, adjective
- non·sub·mis·sive·ly, adverb
- non·sub·mis·sive·ness, noun
- qua·si-sub·mis·sive, adjective
- qua·si-sub·mis·sive·ly, adverb
- un·sub·mis·sive, adjective
- un·sub·mis·sive·ly, adverb
- un·sub·mis·sive·ness, noun
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How to use submissive in a sentence
While every other colony was bidding defiance to Britain, this alone submissively applied to her for redress of grievances.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonBut my opponent did not utter a single sound, and only, as before, mournfully and submissively nodded his head up and down.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan Turgenev"Your Grace has made better men than me wear your cast clothes," said Jerningham submissively.
Peveril of the Peak | Sir Walter ScottAnd did she submissively consent to be deprived of her just dues?
Fair to Look Upon | Mary Belle FreeleyShe entreated him, humbly, submissively, fearing to make him angry.
The Child of Pleasure | Gabriele D'Annunzio
British Dictionary definitions for submissive
/ (səbˈmɪsɪv) /
of, tending towards, or indicating submission, humility, or servility
Derived forms of submissive
- submissively, adverb
- submissiveness, noun
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