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Definition of submissively adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

submissively

adverb
 
/səbˈmɪsɪvli/
 
/səbˈmɪsɪvli/
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  1. in a way that shows you are willing to accept somebody else's authority and willing to obey them without questioning anything they want you to do
    • ‘You're right and I was wrong,’ he said submissively.
    opposite assertivelyTopics Discussion and agreementc2
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