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submissive

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
submissive/səbˈmɪsɪv/

▶adjective meekly obedient or passive.

– derivatives
submissively adverb,
submissiveness noun.

'submissive' also found in these Oxford entries:

docile - doormat - fatalism - indocile - meek - Milquetoast - rise - slavish - supple

Forum discussions with the word(s) "submissive" in the title:

are submissive/ submit to
dominant/submissive interchange
Unassertive=submissive

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