1.
[syn: deferentially, submissively]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Submissive \Sub*mis"sive\, a.
1. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's
inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.
[1913 Webster]
Not at his feet submissive in distress,
Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as,
a submissive demeanor.
[1913 Webster]
With a submissive step I hasted down. --Prior.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious; subservient;
humble; modest; passive.
[1913 Webster] -- Sub*mis"sive*ly, adv. --
Sub*mis"sive*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
submissively
adv 1: in a servile manner; "he always acts so deferentially
around his supervisor" [syn: deferentially,
submissively]