One entry found for submissive.

Main Entry: sub·mis·sive
Pronunciation: sb-mis-iv
Function: adjective
Etymology: from Latin submissus, past participle of submittere "to let down," from sub- "under, below" and mittere "to send, throw" --related to MESSAGE
: inclined or willing to submit to others : YIELDING
- sub·mis·sive·ly adverb
- sub·mis·sive·ness noun

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