sub|mis|sive

sub|mis|sive
sub|mis|sive «suhb MIHS ihv», adjective.
yielding to the power, control, or authority of another; inclined to submit; obedient; humble: »

He was proud, when I praised, he was submissive when I reproved him; but he did never love me (Charles Lamb). Between the overstrict and the easygoing fathers, Dr. Block found striking personality differences. The restrictive men were submissive, indecisive,…and unconfident (Newsweek).

sub|mis´sive|ly, adverb.
sub|mis´sive|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sub|mis´sive|ly — sub|mis|sive «suhb MIHS ihv», adjective. yielding to the power, control, or authority of another; inclined to submit; obedient; humble: »He was proud, when I praised, he was submissive when I reproved him; but he did never love me (Charles Lamb) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub|mis´sive|ness — sub|mis|sive «suhb MIHS ihv», adjective. yielding to the power, control, or authority of another; inclined to submit; obedient; humble: »He was proud, when I praised, he was submissive when I reproved him; but he did never love me (Charles Lamb) …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´sub|mis´sive|ness — un|sub|mis|sive «UHN suhb MIHS ihv», adjective. not submissive; unyielding. –un´sub|mis´sive|ly, adverb. –un´sub|mis´sive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´sub|mis´sive|ly — un|sub|mis|sive «UHN suhb MIHS ihv», adjective. not submissive; unyielding. –un´sub|mis´sive|ly, adverb. –un´sub|mis´sive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|sub|mis|sive — «UHN suhb MIHS ihv», adjective. not submissive; unyielding. –un´sub|mis´sive|ly, adverb. –un´sub|mis´sive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub·mis·sive — …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… …   English syllables

  • sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… …   English syllables

  • submissive — sub·mis·sive …   English syllables

  • submissively — sub·mis·sive·ly …   English syllables

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