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submissive

[suhb-mis-iv] / səbˈmɪs ɪv /


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Submissive dogs also pass their head under the chin of dogs to whom they are paying their respects.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021

Submissive, obedient Cornelia showed another facet as superior of her little group: facing down carpenters and tradespeople, she got the new Society of the Holy Child Jesus off to a strong start.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fittingly thine own feet bleed, Submissive to the purblind guides that lead Thy weary steps along this rugged course.

From The Poems of William Watson by Watson, William

Yes, mother, thou and I must be Submissive to my sire's decree, King, husband, sire is he confessed, The lord of all, the worthiest.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

Submissive hitherto, Cadière now gave some slight tokens of a coming independence which could not help showing itself.

From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules




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