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Definition
inclined to submit (give in) to the wishes of others
- Instead of speaking, I smiled; and not a very complacent or submissive smile either.Chapter 14 (40% in)
- Lastly, I saw Mr. Mason was submissive to Mr. Rochester; that the impetuous will of the latter held complete sway over the inertness of the former: the few words which had passed between them assured me of this.Chapter 20 (39% in)
There are no more uses of "submissive" in Jane Eyre.
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