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UNSUBMISSIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsubmissive mean?
• UNSUBMISSIVE (adjective)
The adjective UNSUBMISSIVE has 1 sense:
1. not servile or submissive
Familiarity information: UNSUBMISSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not servile or submissive
Synonyms:
unservile; unsubmissive
Context examples
Often she started up at night, thinking Beth called her, and when the sight of the little empty bed made her cry with the bitter cry of unsubmissive sorrow, Oh, Beth, come back!
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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