/ səbˈmɪsɪv; NAmE / adjective
too willing to accept sb else's authority and willing to obey them without questioning anything they want you to do :
He expected his daughters to be meek and submissive.
She followed him like a submissive child.
OPP assertive
► sub·mis·sive·ly adverb :
'You're right and I was wrong,' he said submissively.
► sub·mis·sive·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from submission , on the pattern of pairs such as remission , remissive .