All 3 Uses of
submissive
in
Not Without My Daughter
- Finally, seeing my plan failing, I struggled to regain my composure, to take the initiative by playing the submissive wife.†
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- After a few minutes Nasserine tiptoed into the room, the picture of a submissive Iranian woman, her left hand clutching the chador about her head.†
- So I sat submissively, allowing Moody to vent his insane anger.†
submissively = in a manner that submits (gives in) to the wishes of others
Definition:
inclined to submit (give in) to the wishes of others