sub ‧ mis ‧ sive /səbˈmɪsɪv/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ submission , ↑ submissiveness ; verb : ↑ submit ; adverb : ↑ submissively ; adjective : ↑ submissive ]
always willing to obey someone and never disagreeing with them, even if they are unkind to you OPP assertive :
In those days, women were expected to be quiet and submissive.
—submissively adverb
—submissiveness noun [uncountable]