Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Submissive

Submissive , adjective

1.
Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.
Not at his feet submissive in distress, Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking. — Milton
2.
Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as, a submissive demeanor.
With a submissive step I hasted down. — Prior