society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adjective] > in unfavourable sense (4)
Humble, submissive; frequently collocated with mild. Humble, submissive (occasionally with †to). Esp. (depreciative): inclined to submit tamely to…
Subdued as by taming; submissive; meek; poor-spirited, pusillanimous; servile.
Having the character (†or status) of slaves; of a submissive, unmanly disposition.
Slinking, furtive, submissive.