səbˈmisiv, -sēv also -səv adjective
Etymology: Latin submiss us (past participle) + English -ive
: inclined or ready to submit : expressing submission : yielding , obedient , humble
submissive demeanor
a submissive race
Synonyms: see tame
səbˈmisiv, -sēv also -səv adjective
Etymology: Latin submiss us (past participle) + English -ive
: inclined or ready to submit : expressing submission : yielding , obedient , humble
submissive demeanor
a submissive race
Synonyms: see tame
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012