2
unresisting(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, humble)
2
urbane(kind, gentle, polite, civil, well-mannered)
2
worshipful(humble, respectful, reverent, reverential)
1
accommodated(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, subdued)
1
adapted(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, subdued)
1
adjusted(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle, subdued)
1
affectionate
1
amiable(adjective, calm, kind, smooth, soft)
1
appeasing
1
bareheaded
1
base
1
benign
1
bootlicking(adjective, inferior, humble, compliant, submissive)
1
bowing down(expression, adjective, meek, compliant, passive)
1
brownnosing(adjective, humble, compliant, flattering, sycophantic)
1
calm(adjective, quiet, kind, smooth, soft)
1
comformable(adjective, meek, compliant, passive, obedient)
1
complying(adjective, meek, compliant, passive, obedient)
1
condescending(civil, well-mannered, good-mannered)
1
controllable(attentive, compliant, submissive, docile, dutiful)
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