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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in a servile manner;
- Example: "he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor"
[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]