Both Uses of
submissive
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
- The idea of a struggle with her father, of setting up her will against his own, was heavy on her soul, and it kept her formally submissive, as a great physical weight keeps us motionless.†
Chpt 15
- And she stood there submissively, the image, in advance, of a dutiful and responsible wife.†
Chpt 20 *submissively = in a manner that submits (gives in) to the wishes of others
Definition:
inclined to submit (give in) to the wishes of others