submissively
Adverb
Meaning
in a servile manner
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Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.
Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?
he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor
If there’s one thing we don’t like in rural communities round here it’s being bullied and made to feel darned near criminal because we don’t fall submissively and unquestioning for the eco arguments every time.
The irony is that women have been serving submissively as sub-ordinates.