Both Uses of
submissive
in
Howards End
- Helen sat down submissively at the table.†
Part 30 *submissively = in a manner that submits (gives in) to the wishes of others
- Had he only known that Margaret was awaiting him—Margaret, so lively and intelligent, and yet so submissive—he would have kept himself worthier of her.†
Part 31
Definition:
inclined to submit (give in) to the wishes of others