Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Submissive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Humble; submissive.
- Low; soft; gentle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Archaic Submissive; humble; obsequious.
- adjective rare Gentle; soft; calm.
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- adjective obsolete
Submissive .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Though our emphasis is on the United States scene, we welcome submiss ions from other areas of the globe as well.
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Epaminondas, therefore, the next day after his Leuctrian victory, [1967] came abroad all squalid and submiss, and gave no other reason to his friends of so doing, than that he perceived himself the day before, by reason of his good fortune, to be too insolent, overmuch joyed.
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“In respect of sicknesses, very long, languishing, and often sharp and violent, like the blows of inevitable death, yet was he both calm and submiss under all.”
Life of Dr Owen 1965
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Opinion, without applying himself to a Spiritual Director (tho he take himself to be, and is reputed spiritual) opposes himself to the Doctrine of the Saints, and of enlightened Souls; because the more a Soul is illuminated and united with God, the more humble, submiss, subjected and obedient to the spiritual Guide it ought to be.
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For thee with head submiss it makes all its rough places plain
The Life of Our most Holy Father S. Benedict c. 540-604 1898
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'Twas precious little they gave, and lectured me too for not being more submiss '!
A Dozen Ways Of Love Lily Dougall 1890
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Whereupon did William Shakspeare sit mute awhile, and discomfited; then turning toward Sir Thomas, and looking and speaking as one submiss and contrite, he thus appealed unto him: -
Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare, Euseby Treen, Joseph Carnaby, and Silas Gough, Clerk Walter Savage Landor 1819
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The great works of past ages seem to a young man things of another race, in respect to which his faculties must remain passive and submiss, even as to the stars and mountains.
Biographia Literaria Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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In the e-mail sent to developers, Apple invites app submiss ...
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Palm retroactively refunding $50 webOS app submiss
Joystiq 2010
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