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Meanings of very submissive in English

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Usage of very submissive in English
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Yet the Roman Catholics of America are very submissive and very sincere.
Democracy in America — Volume 2
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They are very submissive to authority, and patiently suffer the punishments inflicted.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 / 1576-1582 ...
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People generally are very submissive to various abuses of property rights, particularly trespass.
The Irish Times
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The inhabitants that returned were very submissive, and thankful for what they received.
Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast
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Moreover, they are very submissive, even to the point of being imposed upon.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled / A Narrative of Winter Trave...
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As he appeared very submissive, the sorest ankle was relieved.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
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They are very submissive, that is, they never protest.
The Trade Union Woman
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The Frenchmen, finding that they were out in their calculations, changed their conduct and became very submissive.
Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs: A Tale of Land and Sea
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The same report from Abruzzo described the Slovenes as ' very submissive and docile' but also 'closed and suspicious'.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
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She spoke as a rule little and, as we have said already, she was very submissive and timid.
Crime and Punishment
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She is very submissive.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
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But immediately she was very submissive to the restrictions laid by Denny and the doctor upon her intercourse with the child.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
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I had a long talk with Carrie that night; she was very submissive and very sad, and seemed rather downhearted over things.
Esther : a book for girls
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He had even brought along a very submissive Darkhorse, who turned his head every time Sharissa attempted to speak with the eternal.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
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Another note, his mother is very submissive and I knew deep inside that he would try to be like his father, dominant.
Feminist dot com
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She was very submissive, almost untrustworthily so, but let someone be injured and it was like a different Cherry rose to the occasion.
Blue Moon
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