- inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- marked by or indicating submission or a yielding to the authority of another: a submissive reply.
- the participant in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship who is obedient, giving power and control to another participant.
- of, tending towards, or indicating submission, humility, or servility
