Both Uses of
submissive
in
Catch-22
- All you needed was fear, and Yossarian had plenty of that, more fear than Orr or Hungry Joe, more fear than Dunbar, who had resigned himself submissively to the idea that he must die someday.†
Chpt 5 *
- Yossarian ate the banana submissively and closed his eyes after telling Milo it was good, but Milo shook him awake again and instructed him to get dressed as quickly as he could, because they were leaving at once for Pianosa.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(submissive) inclined to submit (give in) to the wishes of others